I didn’t want to let this one day go by without sharing some of my photographs from our Canada holiday. When we travel, we may have different objectives. Each trip is different, and it is only in looking back at journals and photos that a theme sometimes emerges. Sometimes it’s just family time, tourist time, foodie fun, and relaxation, and other times it fleshes out into something a little different.
In looking for photos to share as part of National Photography Day, I saw a theme of history; not only a historical perspective, but a focus on First Nations, ancient land, and my own personal history. I hope that the captions will tell a story.
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First Nations Protest in Niagara Falls, Ontario, calling attention to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.
August 11, 2023.
Nightly 10pm Fireworks at the Niagara Falls, Canadian Side.
August 11, 2023.
Inukshuk, found throughout the Canadian Arctic.
“image of man”
Niagara Falls, Ontario.
August 12, 2023.
An original type-set printing press.
Mackenzie Printery and Newspaper Museum.
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.
August 12, 2023.
Niagara Falls, American Falls as seen from the Canadian side.
August 13, 2023.
Up close and personal at the Horshoe Falls.
Niagara Falls, Ontario.
August 13, 2023.
Chapel at the Mt. Carmel Monastery. Niagara Falls, Ontario.
August 14, 2023.
Shrine of St. Therese of Lisieux.
Niagara Falls, Ontario.
August 14, 2023.
CN Tower.
Toronto, Ontario.
August 15, 2023
Traffic Island Labyrinth.
Bloor St. West & Christie.
Toronto, Ontario.
August 15, 2023.
This is my family’s menorah that we’ve used my entire life. It sits in my curio cabinet, and I was astounded to see another one in the Royal Ontario Museum as part of its Judaica exhibit. It was exciting and thrilling and it took me some time to leave the area; I kept going back to look at it.
Toronto, Ontario.
August 16, 2023.
Sunset.
Toronto, Ontario.
August 16, 2023.
Rain between Kingston, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec.
August 17, 2023.
The largest hotel room I’ve ever been in.
Outside of Montreal in Brossard, Quebec.
August 17, 2023.
Kahnawake, Quebec.
Mohawk Territory.
August 18, 2023.
St. Francis Xavier Mission and Shrine of St. Kateri Tekakwitha.
Kahnawake, Quebec.
Mohawk Territory.
By a coincidence, St. Francis Xavier’s feast day is also my birthday.
August 18, 2023.
Outside of St. Francis Xavier Mission, Kahnawake Welcome Center, and near the remains of the Fort St. Louis wall adjacent to the St. Lawrence Seaway with the St. Lawrence River in the distance.
August 18, 2023.
Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge.
New York.
August 19, 2023.
One of the several dining rooms at the Powers Pub.
Halfmoon, New York.
August 20, 2023.
Bonus Labyrinth.
Behind the Library.
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.
August 12, 2023.
Griffins and Ginger Snaps 