My Artsy Side – An Image & A Story
Having Art In My Heart
The source photo for this image was taken during our month long trip to Canada in 2011. We in the U.S. call them cattails. To Canadians they are just reeds. But either way, I think the artsification turned out beautiful. But, that’s just my opinion. 😁 What do you think?
We were about halfway through our 2011 Canadian adventure when we happened upon an Acadian village in New Brunswick, Canada. It was a very interesting place, but in my mind the star of it all was the old greeter above who welcomed us to his home.
He must have heard us rustling about and thought he would take a peek. I wished him well, and congratulated him for all the obvious winters he had survived there. He didn’t have much to say, but was still there when we left the building next to his home. Every time I view the photos from this visit, I joyfully remember my forever Canadian friend
I have never been to London, but I have seen much of it when I watch “House Hunters International” while eating my daily lunch. And of course, I am currently watching the latest version of The Crown on Netflix. So, when I visited Canada’s National Capital in Ottawa, I could see similarities between the two. The picture above just spews out pomp and circumstance to me. I think that door was to the National Library, but I could be wrong.
We spent 3 days in Ottawa in 2011, and enjoyed it very much. I have shown you numerous mosaics of what I call Reflections (old buildings reflecting off the newer glass buildings in the area.) I, personally, can’t appreciate the centuries old traditions that they hold so dear. To me, that just reminds me of the aristocracy/privilege of ancient times.
Ottawa, which is the national capital of Canada, is one of my most favorite cities I have ever visited. One of the primary reasons is “reflections”. That is, the old and the new building coexisting and actually complimenting each other. The picture above is replicated there dozens of times. In this particular case, it is a reflection of the Parliament building.
