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My Canada Day went a little something like this (hit it!)…

+ Woke up
+ Checked e-mail
+ Changed into my swimmers
+ Crystal Light and vitamins
+ Find sunglasses, grab book and towel
+ Read a few chapters on the patio (Bright Shiny Morning - James Fry)
+ Head inside to get stereo (ghetto blaster, what!?)
+ Wonders why the local stations aren’t playing awesome old school Canadian tunes
+ Jump in the pool, head first (cold!)
+ Float around for half hour
+ Lay on pool deck sunning and reading
+ Jump in the pool (a little warmer this time)
+ Do some laps and float around for half hour
+ Go in the house for a drink, steal a finger full of chocolate icing Mum’s making
+ Get out of swimsuit
+ Finish book in the remaining hour of the sun (damn trees!)
+ Enjoy BBQ steak, asparagus, a sweet potato and a piece of chocolate cake
+ Watch some crappy television
+ Hit up Canadian Idol at 8 o’clock missing half hour of Hell’s Kitchen
+ Watch last half-hour of Hell’s Kitchen
+ Head outside, Dad’s got an illegal bonfire going (shhh!)
+ Get bit on my big left toe by some ugly ass spider
+ Head inside, check email, write a post

I present you one of my most favourite Canadian bands and my favourite song by them. The nostalgia runs deep with this tune of cottages, bonfires, camping and late warm summer nights.

Blue Rodeo - Try

Click the photo for a Flickr Photoset!

The view from the top of Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, June 13th, 2008.

Shot behind my house looking West.

I’m in the zone for Tornado Watch and the moment. Forty-five minutes ago we already had our first big storm that lasted 10 minutes. Now it’s so calm out there it’s almost eerie. Apparently another system is on it’s way and living in Tornado Alley, we may just have to go down to the basement for this one!

Last time Grand Valley got hit big (we’ve had a smattering of tornadoes over the years but they weren’t of any substantial news except for a missing cow or two) was May 31, 1985 which moved all the way up to Barrie, but Grand Valley was the worst hit. Found a set on Flickr from a guy in town from the aftermath of that Tornado here.

More photos/stories from that system:

Shortly after 4:15pm [May 31, 1985], the storm which had initially developed east of Clinton produced a new tornado a couple kilometres north of Arthur. Many power lines and hydro towers were destroyed along the path, but it was mostly over rural areas. The tornado quickly widened, intensified and reached violent proportions when it reached the small crossroads community of Grand Valley just before 4:30pm (the damage path was approximately 200 metres wide at that time). The tornado caused major damage in the small village and killed another two people (one in a home, the other in a pickup truck). The worst damage was along Amaranth Street, where the local library, two churches, and many other homes were severely damaged or destroyed. About 40 structures in total sustained damage, the most severe was on the north side of the street, where some homes had classic F4 damage. The tornado then continued eastward through more open country, brushing the northern outskirts of Orangeville where the southern portion of the Mono Shopping Plaza completely collapsed, seriously injuring one person.

Okay, now even religious people have to find this a little amusing. Poor Grandma is going senile.

http://fox40.trb.com/video/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=2563536

Canon XTi w/Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS

First try shots here.