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Reds, Whites and Rattlers (part 2)

Posted on 09. Oct, 2008 by Kerry Banks.

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Yes, I had planned to hit the hay, but there is a full moon tonight and those amazing Smoker Marchand sculptures are out there twinkling in the darkness. I was recently given a new digital camera for my birthday and this looks like a good opportunity to see what it can do. I have to admit that [...]

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The Enterprising Spirit (part 1)

Posted on 04. Oct, 2008 by Kerry Banks.

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The first thing that hits your eye when you drive up the winding road to the Spirit Ridge Vineyard Resort & Spa is a large metal sculpture of a Native chieftain sitting astride a horse. His arms are lifted skyward and resting on his open palms is a peace pipe. The warrior looks right at [...]

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Land of the Friendly Giants (part 6)

Posted on 29. Jul, 2008 by Kerry Banks.

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We have left Rimouski, Suzie’s hometown and the place where Sidney Crosby played his junior hockey, and are motoring across the St. Lawrence in a ferry. It’s a small vessel compared to B.C.’s mammoth models, but this ferry has something that B.C. ferries don’t have–seatbelts. Now that’s a bit alarming. The boat is rocking today, [...]

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Tibetan Blue Poppies and Talking Spuds (part 5)

Posted on 24. Jul, 2008 by Kerry Banks.

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On our way to Reford Gardens, we stop to pose for photos with what may possibly be the largest Adirondack chair in Canada. This shot on the left makes me look like some sort of grotesque shrunken doll; a Mini-Me in shades. To tell you the truth, I don’t why the monster chair was sitting there, but [...]