Thoughts and Notions

On the fourth of July, situated between an airport and a fireworks display, Denise and I looked behind us and saw the object in the attached picture floating from the sky.

At first I was thinking it might be a weather balloon… and other explanations were quickly dismissed. We couldn't quite figure out how far it was away either, being that it was dark… until it dropped like a rock. I ran and picked it up.

It was a parachute… and I think it had something to do with the fireworks seeing how there was a smoldering chunk of debris at the center bottom point. I beat someone to it too. Too bad it's not worth anything.

This 4th of July we watched fire works near the Ingham County Fairgrounds for the 5th year! We even have a favorite spot to watch from. It's fun to be developing our own family traditions!

Happy Canada Day to all those fellow Canadians out there!!

Here are a few interesting facts about Canada…

• Canada is the second largest country in the world.
• With only three people per square kilometer, Canada has the fourth lowest population density in the world.
• The life expectancy in Canada according to recent studies show men live to be to the average of 77 years where as the women have a longer life expectancy and live to be around 84 years.
• The US buys more oil from Canada than from Saudi Arabia.
• Winnie the Pooh was inspired by an orphaned bear cub, which was purchased from a trapper at White River by Captain Harry Colebourn, during WW I.