Me at work: "Est-ce que la ville va faire des.... heuhhhhhhmmm.... comment dit-on fireworks?"
The answer is no. Not they do not. From 2 pm until about 7 pm there was a rotating crowd of approximately 20 people, mostly parents and their children, gathered downtown under a small tent. There was a clown twisting the most amazing balloon animals I've ever seen (no shots of these because I felt awkward taking pictures of strangers holding balloons) including an octopus with googly eyes, a monkey climbing a palm tree, and a variety of phallic looking hats.
There was a man cooking "Pleuves" and passing them out for free. I THINK they're called pleuves. But I THINK I might be totally wrong about that. I wish I could remember I because they are amazing. I tried them for the first time.
They are basically a big, doughy and kind of soda-y pancake. You pour on butter and sugar or maple syrup, roll it up and devour. Incredible flavour to be experienced. It was the highlight of my Canada day. Please leave a comment if you know the actual name of these fried beauties.
There are these enormous chainsaw folk-art wood sculptures all over the region, and especially in Edmundston. Outside Town Hall there are six to represent all the different makers of the community. I stopped to get some close-ups. I think the amount of detail is incredible. They all have different expressions and features.
The Autochtone.
The Acadian.
The French.
The British.
The Irish (I like his ears.)
And the Scottish. I will post more of these sculptures as I see them. Every once in awhile I will stumble upon another one.So then I went to look at the dam for a little while, and then I biked home. That was my Canada Day.
Tomorrow I am going for a drive into Quebec City because I feel the need to be on a busy street with tall buildings for at least a day.
Happy Belated Birthday Canada, good night.
Hi Bea,
ReplyDeleteJuly 5 09
Happy Belated Canada Day and now, also Independence Day to our American friends and relatives. On July 1st, I enjoyed a firework display over Lake Ontario as I was driving home to Ancaster from Buckhorn where I had taken Emma and Martha. Yesterday, July 4, I spend driving them home again. ...The weat4er did not co-operate for them but of course, now it is sunny here in Ancaster as I type.
The Latvian song festival has been going on for a few days but I am not attending any event. Karl will go later today with Mark and Rita to see folk dancing and they will come back here for a visit later.
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