Today Canada will observe Rememberance Day, in the US; Veteran's Day. In Great Britain it is called Armistice Day, the month, day and hour that World War I ended.
This is the day we are all asked to remember and honour those who served and those who gave their lives to keep North Americans safe while also assisting our global neighbours in need.  At the time of WWII Canada was still a member of the British Commonwealth and Canadians saw much action in the war theatre even well before the bombing of Pearl Harbour.

While there is much that is painful to remember, and we all have a real mix of feelings about war the one thing all veterans wanted us to remember was: NEVER AGAIN!  It should never happen again, a war on such a destructive and massive scale.  Surely we have all learned war is not even, really, a last resort.

 All people on this fair earth, regardless of colour, race, creed, belief or nationality, have something in common; we all want a life that allows us to feel safe, to raise our children and be hopeful for their futures, to have the freedom to go about our lives and to pursue our dreams. 

Have humans progressed far enough yet to understand that all life is precious?

Hopefully this day will help us all to remember the things we have in common with each and every human on earth - it is our commonalities that will lead us to a more peaceful, safe and caring world.

Here's some pics of a small town Rememberance Day Parade - these were taken in Rockwood, Ontario.

Our Veterans; The Colour Guard and Pipe Band

Young and Old Alike

Cadets And A Mountie

Scouts

Guides

And while I'm on a roll, here's those pics from Halloween, I picked a few of the best taken. It's not easy trying to shell out candy and take pictures of the kids too. It was so worth it though! No-one expected it - and the kids were so proud to show off their costumes and their "haul". I think I'll make this a tradition - people's reactions were so fun!

The cutest green and purple bug ever!

He looks so cute - think he's really devilish?

This litle Purple Fairy wasn't sure if she liked Halloween or not! Taking her picture helped her stop crying. Ha! Her mom was pleased!

I called these little ones The Trick or Treat Trio, too cute!

This one - The Portly Pumpkin! Even the older ones thought it was cool to have their pictures taken he was happy to pose.

Okay that's it for today. I might have gotten this in in time to hit 11:00, at least in my time zone. Hope you enjoy... Peace!