As has been my tradition for the past several years, I pay tribute to Canada on this her 148th birthday, with some of my favourite images from the past twelve months. Copyright to all photos is held by the author of this blog; do not copy images without permission. Sharing the link via facebook or other social media is permitted. Enjoy!
Oh Canada!
(c) 2015 Jean Ballard
Oh Canada, my Canada,
You awaken us with citrus sunrises |
upon our lakes and oceans |
And even on the rainy days, your beauty still astounds us. |
Your wildflowers.... |
wherever we look... |
grace our lives |
with endless colour. |
Oh Canada, my Canada,
where the prickly thistle creates soft down |
and an old rotten stump gives life to more beauty. |
Where each new season brings us joy |
And even storms soon pass. |
Where old cabins upon your shores |
And ships from near and far |
all have their stories to tell. |
From your cities, with their skyscrapers |
and busy, hurried lives |
to secluded marinas in glassy bays |
And old homesteads on estuaries, |
Or ponds in forests deep, |
Your beauty is everywhere. |
You draw us to your endless forests |
and hidden lakes |
and rivers |
where often, when we choose to see, |
Our pleasure can be doubled. |
Oh Canada, my Canada,
Where we can hike a lonely trail |
Or wander on a hillside |
or hike a mountain |
for the views, |
Or kayak on your waters |
Or simply sit and rest a spell. |
Oh Canada, my Canada,
though we are far from perfect |
and have a ways to go to truly protect your land and air and water |
As long as we are ever mindful, |
Of how our actions |
affect our country |
You will always nurture us. |
So whether we are big |
or small, |
powerful |
or quite fragile, |
Just starting out |
or taking flight, |
We stand on guard |
We stand on guard |
We stand on guard for thee. |
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CANADA We are so lucky to live here. |
11 comments:
Beautiful tribute to our lovely country Jean. Love the picture of Grant and Sasha.
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Great tribute, Jean! Always tear up when I see your Canada day blog. Hope you are taking it easy after so many blogs this past wk! Whew!! I do enjoy each and every one of them, though.
take care,
b
p.s. Scooter asks if you think it is time for 'walkies'????
Lovely photos and sentiments.
Happy Canada Day!
(Apparently I AM a robot! I had a lot of trouble with the captcha!)
Scooter, if you can turn off the giant heat lamp in the sky, I'm game for a walk any time! (Actually we could do a shady morning walk - tell your mama to give me a call!).
That was awe inspiring Jean, thank you, since I worked all day, this at least made me feel like a Canadian ! thank you
Absolutely gorgeous Jean. Thank you for sharing!
Lovely tribute to our wonderful Canada, thanks Jean!
you are amazing beautiful pictures,a very happy Canada day to you and your family
Beautiful. You are a true artist with your camera.
Beautiful. My eyes welled up a bit with the last photo of Eddie. I am curious; where was the pick of of the cottages on the shore taken?
Wendy, that was at Pipers Lagoon Park in Nanaimo - it is known as Shack Island.
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