Apr 16 2022 - And Time for Canadian Easter

 

Is there anything distinctive about Easter in Canada similar to that distinctive way we call our Thanksgiving "Canadian Thanksgiving".   Yes, there are at least two Canadian Easter jokes that express what makes Canadian Easter Canadian.  They are below.   There is the new Pixar animation film, Turning Red, set in Toronto.  It is about a 13-year-old girl who transforms into a giant red panda when she gets too excited.  There are "easter eggs" throughout the movie/trailer.   “There are a couple of great Canadian Easter eggs in this trailer and we can't wait for Canadian audiences to see more when the film hits theatres next year,” Mason said Tuesday in a release. HERE's the trailer.  When you find them, let me know.  I don't see anything, but find the trailer very cute.  I wish they were just easter eggs and not some special message. There is one obvious difference between Easter in the US and Canada. We do not have mass congregations for Easter.  In the US, the President and First Lady host the White House Easter Egg Roll, a tradition dating back to 1878.  Approximately 30,000 people will take part this year.  The last time that anywhere near that many people congregated in Ottawa was in February with the Convoy Protest and we weren't at all pleased.

Today's image comes from the Niagara Falls Greenhouse lawn.  These are one of the Spring ephemerals - Chinodoxa. Read more daily posts here: marilyncornwellblog.com Purchase works here: Fine Art America- marilyncornwellart.com Redbubble - marilyncornwellart.ca

January 21 2021 - Winter Rabbits

 

Bunnies don't hibernate.  I saw one run across the snowy grass early this morning, into my front garden where I expect there is a nest under the bird's nest spruce.  This seems to give this plant a life purpose through its name. Gardeners do not believe that rabbits primarily feed on grass.  They consider the other ground level plants to be the prime subjects of their culinary choices.  I've watched a potted Chrysanthemum's flowers disappear over the course of November  and have come to the conclusion that this flower is a delicacy.  Rabbits aren't gorgers in my gardens.  Kale disappears over the course of the winter.  Not all at once.  The Sedge plant with its green grassy leaves will be clipped over the course of winter in time for spring.  Here's one of the frequently asked questions:  Can rabbits live outside in winter?  This makes one curious about where people think rabbits live. But then, looking at the rest of the frequently asked questions, these seem to be targeted to pet-owning children.  That must be the reason the rest of the questions cluster around rabbits and farts.  In fact, I would expect rabbits are owned by seven-year-old children - that's the fart-loving age.  Can holding in a far kill you? There is no evidence that holding in a fart could kill you, though the pain and discomfort doing so causes can be severe. That would be a relief for children to know they won't die - from not farting or from farting. That probably makes farts funnier to them. Scrolling through the rabbit jokes - all of them are for  children - so there has to be a fart joke: What is invisible and smells like carrots? A rabbit fart. Today we have some snow motion in the garden.  Purchase at: FAA - marilyncornwellart.com Redbubble - marilyncornwellart.ca