snowywolfowl | Not something you see everyday.

Today I ran into old coworkers finishing a 10K run, a full blown bagpipe band marching down the street, two Americans who wanted to know the economic history of my city and two loons swimming in the river.

Americans wanting me to explain various Canadian socio-economic-political issues may not be that common, but its not unheard of.* Loons in the river here though? Never seen that, ever. Honestly, I'm thinking transients migrating south since I can't imagine where they'd be able to find a good undisturbed place for them to nest that meets all their requirements. Still cool to see though. Would have been even more epic if they'd called. That is one haunting bird song.

*This would be the third pair that have asked me something like this. The first was two guys from Tennessee wanting to know why they were tipping strippers with money that had Queen Elizabeth on it when she lives in England, and the second was a nice couple from Alabama who decided to cross into Canada on a lark and wondered if everyone was celebrating the Fourth of July three days early, and if so, why. No mockery here for either case. That's just legitimate curiosity and good instincts, I say.

And no, I wasn't ever in the strip club. They asked me that while they were out walking around the next day.