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A pic of one of our naval ships that was out doing maneuvers in the basin this morning.

Eighty years since D-Day. I was born 20 years after WWII but I remember it figuring into my life in terms of overhearing conversations of who did or did not return from the war. And then there was my uncle Alec who wasn't really my uncle but rather a man with no legs that my grandfather brought home from the war as the fellow had no other place to go or call home. In my maternal grandparents house he was the only one with his own room. That five bedroom farmhouse with one bathroom housed a minimum of 10 people but usually more. Typical boomers upbringing I suppose. At least for country-raised boomers. As for the weather... today is forecast to be a mix of sun and cloud with a high of 25 (17 where breezes come off the water) and a humidex of 27.

According to CBC supper hour news last evening we were 1.6 higher than average for May. Thankfully we seem to be beyond the below normal temps of the early spring. TWN has said to expect an above normal summer in terms of heat. Fingers are crossed that it stays below 30.[/QUOTE]


I believe we are about the same age, and Yes i grew up with neighbours that were in the war. My family ( Grand Parents work munitions factories in Ontario) My mother once talked about a wooded area by Lake Ontario near Oshawa that they knew not to go in. But would here the occasional explosions. We later learned that was the famous Camp X.

A few years ago my wife and I had the opportunity to walk on Juno Beach. I can't imagine the fear and have to run across those rocks.