There were air shows this past weekend!

 I had fun looking for footage of the air shows. There was a show in Quinte on Sat/Sun.,, and a lot of the same planes flew over during the Canada Day celebrations. 

July 1, 2024 – Ottawa – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces To mark its Centennial, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) held its largest flypast in 20 years on Canada Day. 49 aircraft took part in the 20-minute long ‘parade in the sky’ featuring historic, current, and future Canadian military aircraft. 

 RCAF CT-114 Tutor: Snowbirds!

Bombardier Challenger CHAL18

Lockheed CC130 Hercules

CGVRA - Canadian War plane, 79 years old:

Another 79-year-old warplane:

The USAF was here with their Hercules

Here is the RCAF Hercules at the Quinte air show, Sat/Sun:

RCAF 

They had some vintage planes, as well.

It was funny watching the images. This screen follows the plane in 3-D. Look at the name of the plane, and then the logo on the plane! 

RCAF:

There was a storm out west, and it looks like they sent up weather balloons. 

While I am at it, This nameless plane (N/A!) was doing some weird things nearby. 

First the RCAF flew to Trenton for the air show on Friday. This is what I heard overhead:

RCAF from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

Caitlin took this video. They went downtown to check it out.

 

Air show Canada Day from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

Canada157

While visiting my parent’s grave at National Military Cemetery @BeechwoodOttawa we saw the flypast for @RCAF_ARC 100th anniversary! Sent shivers up my spine! @CraigSearle1 jets, Snowbirds & helicopters! Incredible!❤️✈️✈️✈️✈️🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 pic.twitter.com/J5GDc7vgky

— Carolyn 🇨🇦 (@CPercySearle) July 1, 2024

A massive thank you to everyone who joined us for the #CanadaDay celebrations and helped make the flypast an unforgettable success! 📷#RCAF100 Bravo Zulu! https://t.co/dX27FV11Ba pic.twitter.com/45QEYkSJjU

— Royal Canadian Air Force (@RCAF_ARC) July 2, 2024

Happy Canada Day!

 Happy July 1st:  Canada Day! They were rehearsing for the flyover in Ottawa before today's show.

So cool to see the @CFSnowbirds and Italian aircraft fly in formation over Ottawa. pic.twitter.com/up1XDPKVZe

— Jacqueline Roy (she/her) (@jacroy67) June 25, 2024

I am getting so much pleasure from the garden. The Yucca plant is in bloom. Lilies, too.

The Trumpet flower has a potato beetle or two, having reseeded itself. I counted 9 slugs on the sidewalk after the rain. Soon the plants will grow and the bugs will go away, having done their thing. I've conquered the lily bugs, picking of 25 a day at one point. I hope the deerflies die down soon. I had another tick bite July 30th. Sigh.

Saturday afternoon, pouring rain, we ended up watching a movie. I was feeling like I was getting a cold,

so I put off washing the kitchen floor. It'll still be dirty today.

 

 I was commenting on Jocelyn's blog, we were comparing notes on being retired. Especially teachers whose lives are scheduled in 40-minute intervals. You spend so much time getting on a schedule, and filling your time. There is a guilt factor in feeling one has to be productive every hour of the day!  

Anyway, we watched the movie Ferrari (2023), and it was quite the deal. I checked in at IMDB.com to check out the actors, as I recognized some. Then I checked Wiki, as I didn't know much about Ferrari. The old footage was amazing, interspersed as it is in the movie. It is shocking how free they were to do whatever they wanted at such races. No seat belts for drivers, or safety measures for fans. 

We've been trying Blue Lights, it takes place in Belfast and it is a bit intense. 

Joe Brian continues to improve. He was soaking 3 t-shirts over night with sweats. That has stopped. He's still getting chills. Onward and upward.

Saturday's Critters

 Well, it is Canada Day. Joseph Brian dressed my wooden, carved bear. He's a little the worse for wear. Poor Frosty's hat needs replacing, as well. I've asked someone to make me on, but haven't heard back. Here is Frosty from 2014. We are all the worse for wear these days!

 

I went out and dressed the fence. My deerfly cap on, in the heat the mosquitos were minimal and I was happy to have a shower afterwards and come in to the air conditioning. 

I've kept my LGBTQ flag out there. 

We will watch celebrations from Parliament Hill on TV. When I sang with the Ottawa Choral Society, we'd be asked to perform at noon. The kids were small, and we took them down. It was a fun celebration, with lots of singing and minimal speechifying. 

We're still facing smoke issues. It makes for a sad sunrise. 

 

Fox Jun 25 from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

The red fox did a quick run past the lower deck.

I had fun with the video yesterday, with the turkey hen defending her poults from good old Fred!

Fred from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

It was a great storm, 9 mm. June 26. I think Fred is still pregnant, but I'm not sure. Fred looks more like a wet muskrat than a groundhog!

Silverback coyote from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

He has a poop. Then scrapes the ground, glaring at the camera.

doe a deer from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

I am still waiting for the first fawn to appear on camera. I shall have to be patient! June 22.

Last year, the first fawn was spotted July 3rd. (Get it?!  Spotted!) July 12, 2018

The backyard is looking green. Fred is still under the deck. The trailcam has picked up Butch, a fox, a skunk, and now the turkey family.

turkey poults from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

We've a turkey family who graced our trailcam. Fred peek out from under the deck. Fred has to be giving birth soon! 

Saturday's Critters # 498 <= Thank you for hosting, Eileen. 

Canada Day 2022 debriefing

 All in all it was a success, Canada's 155th 🎂. Even though the crazies arrived in Ottawa, again. It was different this time. This time the authorities were prepared, had new bylaws, and extra cops who were actually going to charge people. The barriers placed in winter are still there, the road in front of Parliament is closed, and they are checking people for weapons where the main ceremony took place. There were no truckers, and fewer people.

June 29

Since 8 a.m., Officers have issued 120 parking tickets and towed 28 vehicles located in the Motor Vehicle Control Zone in place for Canada Day events (see map above) and demonstrations this weekend.

Ottawa by-law is shutting down a table where they are handing out anti-PM buttons. In the comments someone saw a parent putting F* Trudeau t-shirts on their kids. The police made them take down their F* Trudeau table. They weren't happy. (See the by-law rules above!)

• Convoy staging in Kaladar at 3:30 – June 29, 20 - 25 vehicles.
• Barrie, Thong Boy in Renfrew at the staging camp
• The Ottawa Police have directed and ticketed a small convoy at Pinecrest and #417.
• Ottawa bylaw signage, and enforcement.

• Tables told to move at Wellington and Albert.
  
• Pickup truck and camper from Alberta denied access downtown.
• Increased police presence, on bikes.
• Metal detectors downtown.
• More barriers downtown – around the Senate.
• Tow trucks downtown.
• Parking enforcement at 3 p.m. June 29.
• Metal fence at the Supreme Court.

June 30

Things heated up on Thursday, as this dude, James Topp, arrived from Bells Corners. Josephine took photos of it all, they were headed to the orthodontist. They took up parking spots outside the grocery store, pissing off all trying to stock up for the long weekend.

The man, Topp, was demoted from Warrant Officer to Private and dishonourably discharged. He kept appearing at protests in uniform, which isn't allowed, no matter the protest. We're not sure his 'purpose!' On his way back to where ever, he popped in to visit our former MPP's house for a picnic, since Hillier's bail conditions require him to stay away from Ottawa. 

The dude in the purple shirt (below) is Maxime Bernier, another former MP wackadoodle. He lost his seat in 2019 and formed his own party. That hasn't gone well! 

Then there is Pierre Poilievre...

There was increased craziness. It reads much like the Jan. 6 attempted coup. Do they not know how crazy they sound? They were made to take down their tables. The reason is it impedes the sidewalks. A duly elected leader. It's sedition.

They began arrests around the memorial. Can you imagine going after a police officer, a female? 

They arrested three. 

They are checking for IDs, and arrested a dude who was out on bail from the previous protest, 'rolling thunder.' He violates bail conditions being in Ottawa and is from the faction in Quebec. Not the brightest bulb in the knife drawer! 

@OttawaPolice: 

"We are reviewing video and investigating the incident at the National War Memorial this evening. The initial investigation finds that an interaction with officers became confrontational and 1 officer was choked. Other officers immediately responded, 4 people were arrested"

There were a lot of people marching in peaceful protest <= Caryma Sa'd's cameraman filmed it. Lord knows what they want. They certainly aren't Christian-sounding!

July 1

There was a noisy but peaceful march down Bank St., with residents yelling at them from their windows! Residents have had enough. 

The whackos planned to meet at the Supreme Court. Someone had words with them (see the by-law rules above!), that was changed to Strathcona Park. That was cancelled as they couldn't get permits to set up. 

The Diagolon flag is in evidence, they are just fruitcakes. This is who THEY are <= by antihate.ca 

The main camp at the KOA in Renfrew was a hoot.  This is where those advocating for 'freedumb' were camping out in expensive trailers and campers. Those who visited them said they looked bored!

What is really weird is that at this camp they played the US anthem and raised the US flag (see below). This is CANADA! The Barrie thong man was there, we first spotted him in February. What's up with that?! At least it is warmer.

Downtown there were some weird speeches, it's as if people are checking their brains at the security gate. She had a transphobic message. Blaming Soros, who famously said 'a boy is a boy and a girl is a girl' for encouraging and funding sex changes. That doesn't even make sense! This is from US policies. Transphobia is gaining ground in the US, they fear it is spreading here.

A woman, arrested for having an F* Trudeau flag, tried to give a 'ceremonious lawsuit' paper to police. She is Rebecca Sheppard, with STAND4Thee, who believes she was illegally arrested. (See by-laws above!)

Fired Georgian College instructor becomes face of convoy ...

 Tom Marrazzo is another character. Since the winter occupation life hasn't gone well for him.

I enjoyed Twitter posts by those who were happy the police were equipped and prepared to do their job.

Some residents conducted anti-protests! They make good points.

I watched the morning events on stage on TV. I sang in a big choir and we performed there for several years on Canada Day. This year's was a great show with no problems, several great speeches. The musical performers were multicultural, and representing all Canadians. There was @GurdeepPandher, who does bangra from his home in the Yukon. He performed several times on the big stage.

Our Prime Minister said to be kind, he also said to take back the flag:

"It's also a promise — a promise of opportunity, a promise of safety for those fleeing violence and war, and a promise of a better life."

Our Governor General, Mary Simon, spoke in THREE languages, English, French and Inuktitut. Simon's working on her French, but some Quebecers are ticked off. Seriously. She is the first Indigenous GG. Raised in a traditional Inuit lifestyle, Simon reminds us that we still have more Reconciliation to do. It is true.  

From Ottawa Police: 

Enforcement action since 8 AM June 29 in regard to downtown Canada Day events and demonstrations 483 parking tickets 113 vehicles towed 6 tickets encumbering highway 1 ticket pile material on highway 3 tickets unlicensed mobile refreshment

 3 tickets unauthorized use of fireworks

All in all, it was an excellent day on Parliament Hill. I put up my flags. The second one is made up of international flags, and says 'peace'.

Happy July 4th to my American friends!