This Angel walks around 'Sunnybank Plaza' in Brisvegas.
He never ever try's to charge you for taking his Photograph.
He always has a small Easter Basket full of Dime size chocolate Easter Eggs with him.
He hands them out to Children with a big Faiy-size smile.
He is not subsidised by the Plaza or any of the Stores within it.
I can only say he just loves to talk to people. (I know the feeling)
Can you see his halo and silver Angel Wings ? ^_^
Cute angel outfit! I wish I had a pic to show you of the "living statue" I saw one time in Nice (south of France). The guy was dressed as a Cavalier statue with a large floppy hat, but he was posing with live cats on his arms and hat, and was asking for cat-food money. I'm a cat-lover, so of course I contributed.
This is a better Picture of the Halo and Wings.
I never did see him fly.
Not yet anyway.
Your angel looks a bit like this snowy owl (no halo, though).
Slightly fuzzy owl photograph courtesy of my dear husband.
The Owl looks like it is Smiling.
Do the people in Canada eat Grubs ?
This is a Witchetty Grub, Yummy!!! tastes like Chicken.
If you ever go on an Outback Trek in Australia.
You will be expected to eat a couple of these cute little critters. (BBQ'éd)
Ayers Rock is a most popular venue for these morsels. ;o)
Try Googling them.
They do sound delicious! Put one on the barbie for me.
Whenever we have Visitors from Canada.
We serve them up as genuine Ozzie treats.
Does this not look Yummy ?
Absolutely! What is the proper etiquette when eating them - fork or fingers? Do you eat the head first, or the tail? I want to be sure I don't cause any embarassment to my host.
Looks like head first in this Clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJlO0aifJxA
http://www.pilotguides.com/destination_guide/pacific/australia/witchetty_grub.php
When you were in Canada, did you eat Poutine? Not in the same league as Wichetty grubs, I know, but just as appetizing to look at.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine
I can't remember it by name.
But this looks like it ?
And this one was Calamari and baby Octopus, all in bread crumbs with raw onions and Lemon slices.
I love to try anything new especially from Canada and Alaska.
Ah, now I wish I had taken a photograph of the fried eggs with baby eels that I ate in Barcelona. The eels were tasty, about pencil size, but very difficult to get onto a fork. They had stopped moving, but they were still slippery.
On the subject of Canadian food, did you try Butter Tarts?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butter_tart
Hey June,
Your link does not work.
Can you cut and paste it again please.
I cannot remember them on My Plate.
But this desert was very tasty.
Not sure why they put gravy on top though ?
That looks a bit too healthy, with so much fruit.
Just Google "butter tart" and you'll see one of Canada's favorite snacks. Boy, do we love sugar!
Did you try fried eggs with Maple Syrup?
You mean like this ?
There was more Desert/Cakes etc. on this table than I have eaten in the last 25 years.
Have mercy! I can't look at any more food. It's making me hungry, and I'm supposed to be dieting. Do you have any Canadian trip pics that don't involve eating?
Have you ever heard of 'Çalving' ?
Yes, ginger, but why is that word used to describe a chunk of ice falling off the end of a glacier? Mind you, I've never seen a cow give birth, so maybe there is a similarity of sorts.
That was my exact next question.
I was hoping you would know.
Nope, no clue. I even looked in the dictionary and all it told me was that the word had two meanings, either to give birth to a calf, or for a chunk of ice to separate. Maybe the geologists picked a word that was descriptive but not offensive. I suppose we're lucky they didn't decide that glaciers "excreted" icebergs.
Where is the glacier in your pic located?
I will need to go to the Itinerary and match the Pictures to those days.
There are no Sign Posts out in this wilderness.
I'll get back with that info tomorrow.
I wonder how many Canadians have ever been on a Boat that catches your food ?
Then takes you back to their Restaurant and cooks the catch right there in front of you.
Well!!! we had that exact experience.
I wonder what kind of Crabs these are ?
We have some that look the same.
We call ours 'Spanner Crabs'.
The other critter is an Octopus.
I'm one Canadian that has been on a boat that caught my own food! It was during a trip to Newfoundland, in the middle of the month of June, when the capelin (tiny fish) began spawning. Huge numbers of capelin gather just offshore and then make a dash for the beach to spawn in the shallows. I was with a group on a whale-watching boat, and our guides demonstrated how to catch capelin using a weighted, circular net that was flung into the water above a mass of the fish. As the net descended it was drawn shut by pulling on a line, and it came out of the water full of capelin. We ate them fried for our supper. We were told capelin of one sex are considered a delicacy (I can't remember if it's the male or the female fish that are preferred) in Japan.
That sounds like fun June.
I wonder if it is the male or female capelin that are best ?
We call those Nets 'Çast Nets'.
We use them for catching Prawns or Bait Fish.
This was eating the catch of the day in Alaska.
These two people ate all this.
Did the cruise ship offer any activities for the passengers to work off surplus calories?
Yes they did June.
More desert that night that's all. ;o)
I would like to know what that 'Roll' is under the Rooster in this Picture.
To be honest, it only caught my eye after returning home and seeing the Pictures on the Puter.
Perhaps it is some kind of Canadian treat ?
Wow, they had some really good artists in the galley, didn't they? I'm not sure what the roll or log under the rooster is, but if it was Christmas, then it might be a Stollen cake.
I see we've passed 1,000 "views" of this thread! Do other readers have any ideas?
About the 1,000 views.
I have noticed there has always been lots of lurkers.
Talking of Artistic Chefs.
I would love to see some of this style of presentation here in Brisvegas.
But I'm not holding my breath.
Brilliant food sculpting! But sometimes, simple is best - and tastier. Here's the appetizer table at a wine tasting in Sicily. The flavour of those cherry tomatoes with capers was exquisite.
That does look appetising.
What was the Wine like ?
Do you grow your own cherry tomatoes in Summer ?
The Sicilian wines were excellent, and we drank lots - as you can see from the state of our table after a tasting.
I have grown cherry tomatoes, but not successfully. Hornworm caterpillars ate all the leaves. I inadvertantly set up a hornworm buffet by growing ornamental tobacco plants next to the tomatoes.
That Table is impressive.
I'm assuming that was only you and your hubbys Table ?
So what did all the other Guests drink ?
I'm thinking of limiting myself to one Glass of Wine per day like this Guy. ;o)
He must have a wine cellar this big.
I meant to ask you what is that 'Tree' behind the Red Wine Bottle on that Nibbly Table ?
Is it Cherries or something just as exotic ?
Hmm, I'm not sure what that "tree" was. It's too regular in shape to be a bunch of grapes, so maybe it was a ceramic jar. On the walls of the tasting room there were shelves lined with examples of the very decorative ceramic plates, figurines, jars, and so on, made locally. Tiles were displayed on the walls, too,
While on the subject of Wineries.
We had a ton of fun in this place.
