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Happy Canada Day!

01 Wednesday Jul 2020

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Maple Leaf forever

Happy 153rd birthday, Canada! To all my fellow Canucks out there, please enjoy the holiday and celebrate safely.

I had intended to take a short break from the blog for a few days during my last vacation this winter. The days stretched into weeks as things got busy when I returned to work. Then, the weeks stretched into months as we all tried to get used to our new “normal” brought to us by COVID-19.

Today marks what it meant to be a return to regular posting here. There are loads of pictures from the “before times” I have yet to share. Some of the more recent ones — many from that aforementioned vacation and through the start of the pandemic — I haven’t even edited yet, so that’s on the to-do list.

And there might even be the occasional word or two, should the circumstances demand it.

As always, thank you for dropping by this space. Wishing you all well, wherever you are!

Happy Canada Day!

01 Monday Jul 2019

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I’ll let this electronic sign do the talking! It was set up for Canada Day 2018 on the Centre Street Bridge in Calgary. The area around this Bow River crossing is used as a launch site for the annual fireworks display capping off a day of celebrations. The final few seconds of last year’s pyrotechnic show are shown below.

Happy Canada Day!

01 Sunday Jul 2018

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Today marks the 151st anniversary of Confederation. To Canadians at home and abroad, have a happy Canada Day! Above, the Maple Leaf flag at Calgary’s Central Memorial Park’s war memorial flutters in the evening breeze earlier this year.

Blaze of glory

02 Sunday Jul 2017

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Sunset, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A fiery sky and a fiery Calgary Tower to end the day yesterday, July 1, 2017, the 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation.

Maple leaf forever: Happy Canada Day

01 Saturday Jul 2017

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Canadian maple leaf flag, London, England

When visiting London, Canada House is truly hard to miss, what with its bevy of Canadian flags on the building’s exterior and its prime location on Trafalgar Square. Snapped this image on my last visit last September … and sharing the photo today on the occasion of Canada’s 150th anniversary. Happy Canada Day.

Happy Canada Day 2014!

01 Tuesday Jul 2014

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True north strong and free

Let that flag fly! Happy Canada Day to fellow Canadians everywhere … and whoever else wants to join in the party.
Now … time for a singalong.

O Canada
Our home and native land
True patriot love
In all thy sons command

With glowing hearts we see the rise
The true north strong and free
From far and wide, O Canada
We stand on guard for thee

God keep our land
Glorious and free
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee

O Canada, Canadian national anthem, lyrics by Justice Robert Stanley Weir, music by Calixa Lavallée.
Here’s more than you’d ever want to know about the tune … and lyrics for the official French and bilingual versions, too.