Yesterday, think.stew posted of the lack of orange emojis for our Truth and Reconciliation Day. I asked AI to create, an emoji of a bald man with a dark beard wearing an orange short, and this is what it gave me. But it is just an image that I don't know how to make into an emoji.
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| This would be my icon, not Stew's. |
I did wear an orange shirt yesterday, and in the evening, we went to the bridge to photograph the orange lights, but the first thing we noticed was the Every Child Matters flag flying over the Roy Brown memorial at half-mast.
The Every Child Matters flag is a symbol of remembrance and awareness for Indigenous children affected by Canada’s residential school system.
The Every Child Matters flag features a bright orange background, symbolizing the impact of the residential school system on Indigenous communities, and often includes an eagle feather, which honors and recognizes all children who were forced into these schools and those who lost their lives as a result of abuse and neglect. The phrase “Every Child Matters” serves as a tribute to the innocent lives lost and acknowledges the ongoing healing of survivors. (Copilot)
There is no way that I can photograph the bridge lights differently than I have many times previously, but I don't think that I have ever photographed the orange display for Truth and Reconciliation Day, so here we are.
Today, we shall be off to the hinterland on our annual autumn excursion to the sugar bush. It may be rainy and not the best day possible for the outing, but it is otherwise the best day for us. Whatever the conditions, hopefully, I will have a few autumn photos for you tomorrow. Maybe Sue can do some shooting on the route while I do the driving. It might be quite pretty in spots as the car zooms by the countryside.
Have a nice day!
ReplyDeleteEvery child matters. That is so good that your country recognizes this. I'm not too sure that the US does anything like this.
ReplyDeleteThose bridge photos are incredible and quite stunning!
Wow I love the orange lights and the flag, just hits me right in the heart.
ReplyDeleteLove all the orange, especially on the bridge!
ReplyDeleteGood post for the occasion.
ReplyDeleteI admire what Canada does to honor and remember the First People. I wish we had some of that here.
ReplyDeleteExcellent "emoji" to come...I knew right away it was you. I have a favorite of your orange bridge photos...number 3, because I like the reflection of not only the bridge, but the nearby building, which kind of makes it a more serious honoring of the event.
ReplyDeleteGreat orange sites. I hope everybody gets the message.
ReplyDeleteI don't recall what the sugar bush is, but I'll check back tomorrow. I love the lights on the bridge!
ReplyDeleteVery touching, we need to remember and honor them. Love the orange man. Happy travels to you and Sue.
ReplyDeleteEvery child does matter. We (speaking of my country) haven't learned a thing. :( I need more orange in my wardrobe; it's not a color I usually wear except an occasional Halloween shirt.
ReplyDeleteSeeing that flag at half-mast before you even got to the lights must have set the tone for the evening. The orange on the bridge looks lovely in the dark. Hope the rain holds off for your sugar bush trip, and that Sue gets a few good shots out the car window.
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Beautiful orange 🍊 Every child matters ❤️ 💕
ReplyDeleteI need to find an orange shirt to wear on Truth & Reconciliation Day because even though no one but Farmbeau might see me, I'd like to do more than think about what was done to so many people who deserved better. There's no public event in our neighbourhood or I'd attend it, and there's still a lot of prejudice too. -Kate
ReplyDeleteDo you have an iPhone? If so, the message app has a menu where you can create custom emojis. Hit the plus button to the left of where you type your text, scroll down to "Genmoji" and have fun.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ed
DeleteI knew that I had done something like that in the past, but I couldn’t figure out where I was trying to do it in Facebook’s messenger. So I’ve got one icon now although I can’t post it in comments I’ll see where I can post it.
DeleteMy two girls are big into using strange emojis that I struggle to understand so sometimes I create one now and then for some text message conversation.
DeleteThat's great that so many are remembering. Every child matters.
ReplyDeleteNow that's real patriotism--acknowledging past wrongs with a resolve not to repeat them. Unlike the idiot regime in the States that thinks if we don't talk about past injustice, it will go away.
ReplyDeleteThanks for mentioning my blog, AC. I love it (it's a gift!) when I somehow prompt others to be (even more) creative. Love those photos.
ReplyDeleteOn my phone, there's already a shirt emoji: a pink one and a blue one...why not an orange one?
Those poor children. We humans can be so cruel to each other.
ReplyDeleteThe bridge is beautiful in orange.
Looking forward to your pics from the sugar bush!
I love the orange bridge and the reflection too. I don't know about the children and the schools, but I suspect it is similar to what happens in every country where "white" people take over, it happened here in Australia too with indigenous children forcibly removed from families and sent to "Missions" to be taught to "live white".
ReplyDeleteI just read D.B Stewart's blog post about this. I think it's great to recognize what the children went through. I would have worn an orange shirt even here in Hawaii.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your post; this topic is very much on my mind, even though I am far away...
ReplyDeleteA deeply meaningful orange display, made even more poignant by Every Child Matters flag at half-mast
ReplyDeleteI had a Fiji Facial planned, and wore my orange shirt. Zero comments! Joe was shopping and he had several.
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