Canada Day

It was hot and sunny yesterday. A large group of us descended into the river valley and watched the fireworks display. The small hillside where we sat was teeming with small moths, a couple of which perched on my girlfriend's finger. They were joined later by a caterpillar.



After the fireworks, we trooped up Walterdale Hill with hundreds, possibly thousands, of other revellers. It's quite a sight to see so many people walking and not a single vehicle. I tried to imagine what it would be like if they closed down more roads for entire days during the summer -- a perpetual street party, perhaps? At the very least, it would be far more exciting than endless commuters stuck in traffic.