![]() We having broken that bond many years ago with a finality that comes from winning a revolution and establishing our own governmental body ( no matter how currently dysfunctional). The relationship is more complicated then our American one. He explained that she has nothing really to do with Canada on a whole, despite her image being on both bills and coins here. Wasn't expecting that answer and I laughed, wondering how the elegant Monarch would feel about being in the company of such renowned fellows. " She's like the Easter Bunny or Santa Clause.". "What is the Queen to you? I mean Canadians in general?" His brow furrowed and this time he lifted the hat, ran his hand through his hair and then shoved the brim down over his forehead shadowing his eyes. Having never really given Canada much thought other then as a nice border to the Northern United States, A buffer if you will between us and the polar bear folk, Flying venison and hard working elves led by their jolly leader( or is that the south pole?), I was inclined to find the answers to a few burning questions. While I was on a roll I figured might as well ask a few other impertinent questions that were weighing on my mind. ![]() If its piled high it's going to be a cold one." Fair enough they aught to know. "The joke is" His eyes sparkle and he chuckles, "If you want to know how hard a winter it will be look at an Indians wood pile. He paused a moment and I waited, knowing full well how ridiculous my question was. This is white hat country up her in Alberta, the color of hospitality. "Whats with the white rabbit harsh winter correlation?" I queried, Mac looked startled momentarily before his mouth turned up in a slow mirth filled smile and he leaned against His rig and tilted his worn cream colored cowboy hat back on his head. "Plenty of brown rabbits around, but no white ones." He trailed off and we stared for a moment, thinking back to the color of the rabbits we had seen thus far, which it turned out we could count on one hand. However, the white rabbit connection is one that I would have completely overlooked without this astute gentleman's help and we all nodded in tentative agreement with his evaluation. We were sitting in Starbucks writing when an older gentleman struck up a conversation with the observation that the lack of white rabbits currently doing the bunny hop down any trail, clearly indicates a precipitously warm winter.Well, in all fairness it has so far been uncharacteristically mild for the time of the year here in Alberta.
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