Sunday drives and grocery trips:
A recent Sunday afternoon drive to Cambridge, simply because we could, reminded me of my childhood. My father often took the family on a trip through the Annapolis Valley countryside just for the fun of driving around and seeing the sights (mostly trees and hills, fields and cows, the occasional horse). Our recent Sunday drive, not for errands or necessities or any other reason than we had gas in the car and a desire to eat someplace besides Hamilton, took us through what I started calling "Lilacville," aka Flamborough, on the way to Cambridge. Never having seen so many blooming lilac bushes and lilac copses in one area, my head swivelled around so much that I almost tweaked a muscle: I yelled, "Look-it the size of that mass of lilac bushes!" and "Look-it that colour on those lilacs!" about a hundred times, and then I realized I hadn't tried to take a single photo. The one I finally got (see pics below) shows a wall of lilacs at the moment we entered Cambridge. The whole time we were driving through "Lilacville," we kept singing to each other "Bring it on down to Lilacville" in our best impression of Justine Timberlake on SNL; what a great way to spend a Sunday drive through the countryside, making each other laugh and smile.
Rest of Sunday drive pics follow:
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| A wall of lilacs in "Lilacville" (giggle!) |
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| One of the beautiful stone houses in Flamborough/Cambridge |
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| This sign was too good: had to take a picture |
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| Never heard of this business before: but a great name! |
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| Dan and Mulligan at the river look-off in Cambridge |
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| Look at the camera, not at the squirrels! |
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| Is that a swan? Look-it the size of that bird! |
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| Yes, it's a swan (new camera zoom is LAME) |
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| Pretty parting shot (new camera macro is awesome) |
I have a feeling all my blog posts from now on will be photo essays: I'm having so much fun with my new camera. I even used it during food-shopping today. Every time I step into the local "upscale" grocery store, I revel in the ultimate hedonism of the experience. The epicurean display titillates me to the point of feeling giddy and guilty of my enjoyment of this food circus that we 21st-century denizens call a necessity of life. A few items we spied on our trip today produced more giggles, maybe not as many as "Lilacville," but close:
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| Forever trying to capture people's imaginations and taste buds with odd potato chip flavours: I didn't buy these because they sound too weird. |
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| A new-to-me snack option: okra chips (I think I'll stick with potato chips for now) |
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| Wall O' Caffeine (nuff said) |
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Food challenge issued: my D. says, "Make a dish with these Lupini beans!"
"What are Lupini beans?" I asked. The guy who had been following us around the store,
watching me take pictures, responded "Beans are beans" in a very dry manner. |
Beans are beans, but it turns out the Lupini beans are quite bitter, and a definite challenge to cook with, so we'll see what happens. Be assured, if anything does turn out edibly from this food dare, I will post the results, with pictures!
