My country blog hop
Oh Canada, my home and native land...... There is so much to love about Canada and being Canadian. I am a native of Canada's Capital city, Ottawa, Ontario. Ontario is a vast province; from east to west it takes about two days to travel by car. Part of Ontario is comprised of the Canadian Shield , a HUGE rocky landmass. We are a mineral rich province as one could expect with all those rocks around. We also have the most gorgeous Maple Trees that give us the best Maple Syrup in the world. In Spring these trees warm up, the sap runs, and we have tree growers who tap the sap and make syrup. Sugar shacks abound and one can visit them, watch maple syrup being made (by boiling the sap for hours and hours and hours in huge metal tanks). Some fresh snow packed into a plate , pour on some warm sap and we enjoy the most delicious treat, maple syrup taffy on a stick. YUM. In fall these same Maple trees turn the most amazing shades of red and orange, turning our fo...