St. Patrick's Day Parade ~ 2022

After two long covid years,

a large crowd lined the

 streets in Richmond, Quebec,

in the Eastern Townships,

south of Montreal, for

 their St. Patricks Parade.

Richmond has long been 

renowned across the province

 for its annual celebrations of 

 Irish heritage and culture.

Despite rain in the forecast, 

it held off for the parade,

"the luck of the Irish"

Lots of horses, and horse teams.

 Farm Tractors 

and Lawn Tractors.

This tractor put on a show.

with smoke and flames.

Irish Wolfhound dogs

A large gentle dog.

Police on horseback,  were on guard also, 

All terrain vehicles

Many decorated floats from 

 community organizations

 and businesses.

I didn't take a lot of photos.

There were a lot of many 

other things to see,

like Scottish Pipers

and Pipe Bands.

To view some short videos

of 3 pipe bands, visit

me on Instagram

@thel.day

My photos were taken on a

 quite street, Craig St., near 

 the starting of the parade.

The next photo, (not my photo),

was taken on Main Street where

 most of the crowd gathered.

It felt great to have some

 normalcy in our lives again.

Lets hope that the virus count stays

low, as most of the restrictions

are being lifted.

To view a previous parade in 2015,

and see the difference

 in the amount of snow,

click here

Thanks for your visit.

☘☘☘

Solidarity For Ukraine

2023

It's been a year since

Russia declared war on Ukraine.

I did this blogpost last year,

As the world shared solitary with

colours of the Ukraine flag.

March 2022

It's been a long cold winter with lots 

of snow, here in Eastern Quebec.

Spring in on the way, hopefully,

better days ahead. 

Covid restrictions are being lifted

 and  normality is returning to our lives.

Its heartbreaking to listen to the news

of what's happening to the people

of Ukraine. A country in destruction,

loss of lives, and people fleeing 

their country, to survive. 

Its hard to imagine this cruel war

is taking place, in this year, 2022.

 The world is coming together

in solidarity, with love and support.

I'm sharing photos that appear in   

  my newsfeed, and from friends,

of Ukraine colours, 

blue and yellow,

from around the world,

in no specific order.

I do not own the rights to these photos.

If it's yours and you want to be credited

or want it removed, leave a message below.

Victoria B.C.

Milwaukee, U.S.A.

📷@ hidaphotographydotcom

Ohori Park, Fukuoka, Japan

📷IG to5h10

Japanese Railway

📷@irucakoto

Eiffel Tower

📷@ag_photographie

Vancouver Harbour, Canada

📷Jante Vander Berg-Smit

Cleveland Terminal Tower, Ohio.

📷IG@gabe_leidphoto

Philadelphia

📷Bob Morris

City of Port Coquitlam, B.C.

Alsace, France

📷Karlheniz Fischer

The National Museum, 

Szczecin, Poland

📷Alma Ortiz

Town Hall in Scotland

📷Jack Watson

Kalundborg, Denmark

📷Lars Pedersen

Malta

📷Kim Caruana

Tokyo Japan

📷Hiroshi Mogi

Halifax Nova Scotia

📷Virginia Brisbin

Szczecin, Poland

📷Magdalena Knop

The Clock Tower, Denmark

📷Minna Hellemoes

Milano-Italy

📷andrealotterio

Seoul-Korea

Batumi-Georgia

📷IGgigi.kokoladze

Heidelberg Castle, Germany

📷IG indes_photography

Hirtshals Denmark

📷Thomas Helgesen

Madrid,Spain

📷by Araceli Blanco Jimenze

Miami, Florida

Ctenah Ctenahob

South Korea

Gastown

Vancouver, B.C.

📷 tdot_dave

Empire State Building,

New York.

📷 pictures_of_gotham/IG

Grand Central Terminal, NY

📷IGlevitskaya_gala

Kumamoto, Japan

📷Kuniomi  Kitamoto 

OperaHouse

Zurich, Switzerland

📷Jeannine Weber

Montreal, Quebec.

Mount Royal Cross.

📷Tom Brown

Brussels, Belgium

Atomium

Belfast ~ Ireland

Belfast Cathedral Quarter

St. George's Hall

Liverpool, Britain.

London, England

Stockholm Sweden

📷 Carla Konche

Russian Embassy

Lisbon, Portugal

📷Rick Hoberg

Vancouver, B.C,

Canada

London, UK

The London Eye

London, UK

Biosphere

Montreal, Quebec

Athens, Greece

The Fountain, Omonia Square.

Hatley Castle, Victoria, B.C. 

Canada

Healdsburg Bridge, California

Los Angeles, California

St. Andrews House, Edinburgh

Wembley Station, London

Long Beach Lighthouse, 

California

Hungary, Budapest

Albany, NewYork

Kylemore Abbey, Ireland

Atlanta, Georgia

Peterborough City Hall, 

Ontario

San Francisco City Hall,

 California

Union Station, Kansas City

Fargo City Hall, North Dakota

Newmarket, Ontario

Peterborough Cathedral,

 Ontario

Flint, Michigan

Torun, Poland

Sarajevo, Bosnia,

 Herzegovina

Palazzo Marino, Milan - Italy

Tel Aviv, Rabin Square, 

Israel

Parliament Hill, Ottawa, 

Ontario

Warsaw, Poland

Durham Castle, U.K.

Nijo-Jo Castle, Kyoto,

 Japan

Seoul-South Korea

Inuvik, N.W.T. Canada

Ludwigsburg Palace

Ludwigsburg, Germany

Seattle, Washington

The Tunnel, Los Angeles, 

California

City Hall, Toulouse, 

France

Cibeles Fountain, Madrid, 

Spain

Boston, Massachusetts 

Montreal ~Olympic Stadium

Senedd ~ Wales

Grain Elevators  

Buffalo, New York

Fort Pierre-South Dakota

Bratislava Castle, Slovakia

Denmark

Toronto Ontario

📷Romeo Mayugba

Vancouver Art Gallery, 

Vancouver, B.C. Canada

Falkirk Wheel ~ Scotland

Sherbrooke, Quebec,

 Canada

Rochester ~ New York

Dove of Peace ~ Leipzig

  Germany

Carnarvon Castle 

 Wales

📷Lois Jacqueline Friedrich

B.C. Place and Science World, 

Vancouver, Canada

Melbourne ~ Australia

Skopje, Macedonia

Brussels, Belgium

Brescia, Italy

Factory Chimneys lit up

 Dnipro, Ukraine

Cabinet Ministers Building

 Kyiv~Ukraine

Cardiff ~ Wales

Ocean City ~ New Jersey

Tokyo-Japan

London 

 10 Downing Street

Madrid ~ Spain

Canberra ~ Australia

Munich - Germany

St. Petersburg

Florida

Thessaloniki-Greece

Casino Pier

New Jersey

Medicine Hat 

Alberta

National Wallace Monument

  Scotland

Philadelphia Boathouse Row

Heidelberg Castle, Germany

Sunshine Skyway Bridge

Florida

Sorry, I forgot the name

 of this castle below in Ireland.

Athlone, Ireland

Seattle, Washington

Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Florida

(with cruise-ship passing under)

Dublin, Ireland

The Kelpies ~ Scotland

Sydney Opera House 

Australia

Roath Lake Lighthouse

Cardiff, Wales

Eilean Donan Castle

Scotland

A close-up off this

 beautiful castle,

Eilean Donan Castle

B.C. Place ~ Vancouver

New York

Samuel de Champlain Bridge 

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Trafalgar Square - London

Eiffel Tower

Paris

Mississauga, Ontario

Canada

Turin ~ Italy

Rome, Italy

Ancient Coliseum

Berlin, Germany

Brandenburg Gate

Austin, Texas

Finland

Portsmouth, England

Lisbon, Portugal

Toronto, Canada

CN Tower

Atlanta, Georgia

London

Greece

Lancashire, England

Blackpool, England

Norway

Dallas, Texas

Melbourne, Australia

Flinders Street Station

Mississippi

London, U.K.

The London Eye.

Liverpool, England

Seattle, Washington

Truro, Nova Scotia

 Canada

BratislavaCastle 

 Slovakia

Niagara Falls, Ontario

Cleveland, Ohio

Copenhagen, Denmark

London UK

The London Eye

Warsaw ~ Poland

Manchester, England

Louisville, Kentucky

Rotterdam-Netherlands

Erasmus Bridge

Prague~Czech Republic

Tynwald Building

 Isle Of Man

New York

Memphis, Tennessee

New York

London

Love and support for Ukraine,

🙏🙏🙏

and Peace On Earth.

💙💛