Happy Canada Day!
Canadians from coast to coast to coast today are celebrating being Canadian and living in one of the greatest countries of the world. In large cities and small, in rural areas, in large and small groups, we are expressing our affection and gratitude for this unique country of ours.
Fror many years we lived in the nation’s capital, Ottawa, and spent many Canada Days surrounded by hundreds of thousands of joyful people near the Parliament Buildings. And watching the amazing fireworks in person. It was loud, it was fun and it was a bit crazy.
This Canada Day, we’re going small and simple and spending time with our neighbours and friends in our small town of Almonte just outside of Ottawa — a town we have come to appreciate deeply.
Here, it’s calm, it’s quieter and it’s just as much fun.
This morning our downtown main street was lined with vintage cars and turned into a pedestrian thoroughfare. People were in great spirits checking out the cars, eating ice cream, visiting the shops and chatting with friends.
Now I’ve never been a huge fan of cars as vehicles, but I do love old things, and especially old beautiful things with great lines that have been lovingly taken care of.
I gave myself a challenge to find a set of images I loved from among the huge collection of vehicles that graced our main street.
This afternoon features music and a feast in the park — unless it’s rained out of course (hope not) — and then fireworks. Hope I can catch those.
But for now, the cars…
It’s really the details that I love most and really say vintage to me.
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These are wonderful, Sherry! I hope you had an awesome Canada Day! I had to work all day, so I didn’t get to celebrate it this year.
A belated Happy Canada Day to you, Sherry! Love these images, so vintage! And I agree with Lisa..those suitcases are fantastic!
What a great series of images, Sherry!
I especially like the suitcases.
Happy Canada Day to you!
Sherry it’s all about the little things I rarely photograph the whole love the details and the suitcase I want ! Hope you had a good celebration..
Fun shots Sherry, love the suitcases of course so much to see in that one, I had some of those suitcases in the 60’s.
Even a non-car fan like me can appreciate these images – well done! Enjoy the fireworks.
I try to get to vintage car shows sometimes as they are usually full of cars so shiny and colorful that I end up with too many photos..lots of reflections, also. Happy Canada Day! Canada is on my bucket list of places to visit!
Happy Canada Day, Sherry. I love this set of vintage images – your depth of field is so effective. I too enjoyed seeing the enthusiasm and pride in my small town today.
Happy Canada Day! Like you, I prefer a quiet 4th, fireworks at night. I don’t need or want a lot of razzle dazzle. I’m not fond of cars either except as a necessity but the vintage vehicles can be quite photogenic and you’ve managed to snag some beauties!
Happy Canada Day from British Columbia!
Wonderful images! Happy Canada Day!