On our second day at Niagara Falls, we thought we got up early, but we did not. But of course this is a vacation, and so the time of our departure was of no real import. Rather we were only about destination(s), and thanks to the Fair and Industrious Trudy, we had several in mind […]
Monthly Archives: July 2010
Spotlights on the Falls
Wed, 21 Jul 2010, 09:54 PM (-06:00)
After the sun goes down and the sky turns black, they turn on great spotlights from the Canadian side. And they shine them on the falls.
Rainbows at Sunset
Wed, 21 Jul 2010, 09:38 PM (-06:00)
The sun had disappeared behind the trees on the hill behind Table Rock and behind the buildings on the top of the bluff and behind some clouds in the western sky behind them. But the water flowing over the falls was still that aqua blue/green, and it caught us spellbound. But then the sun came […]
Canadians
Wed, 21 Jul 2010, 07:19 AM (-06:00)
1. Border Crossing When we pulled up to the guard booth, a young, stern-faced woman reached out for our passports. She told Trudy to take off her sunglasses and asked a few questions about our trip and when we planned to return. And then she handed our passports back to us. “Is that it?” I […]
Signs of Canada
Wed, 21 Jul 2010, 06:54 AM (-06:00)
Danger! Keep away!! Do not touch!!! No, that’s not what the sign says, here. It just suggests that perhaps you don’t want to mess with the box because bad things might happen. And they tell you if the stop sign up ahead is something new—I guess just in case you’ve lived here all your life […]
Iced Tea at Niagara Falls
Tue, 20 Jul 2010, 10:03 PM (-06:00)
Up before the dawn. Barely caught our plane. Changed in Baltimore. Rented a smokey-smelling car a mile from the Buffalo airport. And drove across to Canada. By the time we got to our hotel, the afternoon was fleeting, and (vacationing being hard work even on day-one) we were hungry again. “Queen Street,” the woman behind […]
Before and After Sunset
Sun, 18 Jul 2010, 09:36 PM (-06:00)
1. Just Before Sunset The day had been hot. But now the sun was going down behind a thunderhead in the west, lighting up the margins of the great towering cloud silver agains a blue sky. And a cool breeze was blowing. Storms were approaching from the east, with flashing bolts of lightning against the […]
What Simon Said
Sat, 17 Jul 2010, 10:20 PM (-06:00)
There are very few people I pay attention to when it comes to discussions of financial reform and fixing the broken stuff. Â At the top of the list are Simon Johnson and Elizabeth Warren. No surprise: neither is liked by the moneyed interests that dominate the policy apparatus in the White House and Department of […]
Watching TV
Sat, 17 Jul 2010, 10:44 AM (-06:00)
I watched a little TV last night. Not particularly notable until you also know that I don’t have a television and haven’t for more than ten years. So thisis actually a confession of sorts, an admission of weakness, a reflection of guilt. Whatever. I watched four Twilight Zone episodes online last night: Flight 33, Where Is […]