Canada Day

We went to Canmore for the Canada Day parade. It doesn't look too bad in this shot, but the highway was crazy busy.




There's a giant flag at Dead Man's Flats and I really wanted to get a good shot of it against the mountains on accounta it was Canada Day and all, but it's a split second, one shot deal, and I blew it. Grrrr!




Finally, our exit. I've never been so happy to get off the highway.




Wandering down the street looking for our group...I'm pretty sure the population of Canmore doubles (at least) on parade day.




This little girl had her hair colored for the occasion. I'm guessing it
was supposed to be red.




This little guy has the drill down pat. He's got his loot bag all ready to scoop up the treats that are thrown into the crowd. Someone (Mary, I think) said "it ain't his first rodeo"




And here's our group. Back row from L-R: Bill, Vi, Dan and me. And in the front row: Mary, a space for Cari-Ann, Marj, Robin and Andy.




Well, what's more Canadian than the Mounties?




There were cowboys...




...and Indians...




...and horses.




I love a pipe band.




These Andalusian horses and their riders are gorgeous.




Beautiful!




Marching bands




The firefighters were having fun spraying the crowd. They especially enjoyed soaking the young guys watching from the roof. The kids had the last laugh though. See the firefighter wearing the backpack? He stooped to pick up something on the ground, and when he bent over, the water gushed out of his backpack and right over his head! Poor guy was drenched!




And of course the perennial favorites. The hopelessly tuneless Arabs.




There was dancing in the street and a good time was had by all. There's just something about a small town parade that has such a feel-good vibe!




Oh, I should mention that our premier, Alison Redford, was in the parade too - riding a horse. No pictures of her, she took me by surprise.

After the parade, we went back to Cari-Ann's place for a wonderful lunch in the sunshine on her deck, then a nice long walk with the dogs.



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On a different note, I've been having fun with an iPhone app called Marblecam. It's a cool filter that does this:



I've marbleized just about everything in our house and garden.




Don't worry, I'm sure I'll tire of it soon.




An early morning walk up on Tom Campbell's hill. The flax are out. Not as plentiful as in previous years, but still it's pretty.




We wrapped up our 52 week photo project this week, and without a break, we're right into the next one. This will be my 3rd year with this group, and I love it! I'm proud of most of the photos in my album - there are a few duds that I'd like to swap out, but I'm pretty sure I'll never get around to it. There's also a blank spot where week #47 is supposed to be. The theme that week was Military, and I drew a complete blank. Any ideas?




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