Two aspects of July 1

First I would like to wish everyone a happy Canada Day.

Yes, it is technically July 2nd and I'm therefore a day behind... but let us not get too picky.

Canada Day is when us Canadians celebrate the birth of our country and express our joy of being a part of this vast and diverse country. I'm very proud to be a Canadian and am happy to tell people where I'm from when travelling. I take pride in my love of hockey, things that are maple favoured, and the addition of the letter "u" to certain words like, colour, favour and harbour.

But July 1 is also known as Memorial Day in Newfoundland and Labrador. It marks the anniversary of the tragic loss of life experienced by the Newfoundland Regiment during the first day on the Somme at the Battle of Beaumont Hamel.

So not to put a total downer on this happy national holiday, but it is/was also a day of remembrance, honour and respect.

Once uploaded to my Flickr account, I'll send over a photo from tonight's fireworks at Ontario Place.

And it's back to work after a four-day weekend... tomorrow's going to be tough.

Magic school bus?

Magic school bus?
Originally uploaded by Virginia_Middleton

It was a rather quick and random siting, but I was just able to grab a photo of this funky-looking bus before it turned the corner and disappeared.

BBQ Garbage

BBQ Garbage
Originally uploaded by Virginia_Middleton

I guess in someone's opinion, this was a good idea at the time.

I saw this BBQ back in May and had to take a photo of it. A lot of us joke that we eat a lot of garbage, but this is taking it to a whole new level.

Yum!!

Cupcake Store

Cupcake store5
Originally uploaded by Virginia_Middleton

While in Old Montreal, we saw an adorable cupcake store!!

This photo was taken on May 19, 2008 while visiting my cousin Megan who's living in Montreal while studying law.

Adventures in Macro Photography... a New Beginning

Macro_18
Originally uploaded by Virginia_Middleton

For my birthday last month, Matt really surprised me with a new camera!! A VERY spiffy Canon SLR Rebel XTi!

I <3 my camera very much!! I have two lens and the photo here was taken with my 100mm macro lens.

I'll be posting more photos, but to view even more, feel free to visit my Flickr account: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vmiddleton/

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