I wish I grew Annapolis apples up above Fundy Bay

[sovay]

In news of the day that was not technological balls, spatch let me know that despite the best efforts of the American federal government, the tradition of the Christmas tree gifted by the province of Nova Scotia to the city of Boston in recognition of its aid after the Halifax Explosion continues. We had worried. Apparently so had Mayor Wu, who made a point of traveling for the first time in the tradition's history to the tree-cutting ceremony and taking part in it herself. Fingers crossed for the tree-lighting, whose centenary we wandered into in 2017 and wandered out again wondering why no one was singing Stan Rogers. Today was also the fifty-fifth anniversary of the exploding whale.

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[selkie]

Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the whale of November gets squelchy?

[sovay]

Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the whale of November gets squelchy?

Beyond all believable bounds.

[asakiyume]

LOL,v. good

[asakiyume]

Thank you, Mayor Wu

[sabotabby]

I was just thinking about how, for a landlocked person, so much of my musical and literary landscape has to do with maritime disasters.

Happy Exploding Whale Day!

[minoanmiss]

*falls out of my chair lughing*

[minoanmiss]

Yeah, I'm pretty impressed she did that. I hope she had the baby strapped on!

[redbird]

I am glad the mayor did that, and not surprised. Wu has a sense for political theater, and this fits with efforts by governors in New England to maintain connections with eastern Canada.

I was actively pleased to vote for Wu this fall, not just settling for the least-bad option.

[umadoshi]

Apparently so had Mayor Wu, who made a point of traveling for the first time in the tradition's history to the tree-cutting ceremony and taking part in it herself.

The local Bluesky feed seemed pleased to have her here! (I'm sorry we couldn't offer a better mayor to greet her.) I'm very glad the tradition is continuing.

Somehow I've made it this far in life without really knowing much at all of Stan Rogers' repertoire, and your subject line keeps throwing me. Surely I've heard/seen people say "Fundy Bay" before (rather than "the Bay of Fundy"), if it's in use outside of the song? But it doesn't seem at all familiar.

[davidgillon]

I thought for a moment you meant Boston had its own exploding whale moment!

[sovay]

The local Bluesky feed seemed pleased to have her here! (I'm sorry we couldn't offer a better mayor to greet her.) I'm very glad the tradition is continuing.

Condolences on your mayor, but I'm glad to hear of the rest! We really were worried.

Somehow I've made it this far in life without really knowing much at all of Stan Rogers' repertoire, and your subject line keeps throwing me. Surely I've heard/seen people say "Fundy Bay" before (rather than "the Bay of Fundy"), if it's in use outside of the song? But it doesn't seem at all familiar.

I'd always assumed people say it, because I've heard it in more than one song!

[sovay]

I thought for a moment you meant Boston had its own exploding whale moment!

I think it was an irreproducible event!

[sovay]

Thank you, Mayor Wu

It was good news to read.

[sovay]

I was just thinking about how, for a landlocked person, so much of my musical and literary landscape has to do with maritime disasters.

I mean, that sounds healthy to me.

Happy Exploding Whale Day!

It's these observances that make all the difference in a year.

[sovay]

I am glad the mayor did that, and not surprised. Wu has a sense for political theater, and this fits with efforts by governors in New England to maintain connections with eastern Canada.

I hadn't heard much about other efforts, so I am glad to know they exist! And this connection has mattered to me since I first learned about it, so I appreciate her choosing so strongly to affirm it.

I was actively pleased to vote for Wu this fall, not just settling for the least-bad option.

It's always so much fun to be able to do that. (It is how I felt about the last presidential election. I am not reconciled to that branch of the future having been sawn off. It did not need to be.)

[sovay]

Yeah, I'm pretty impressed she did that. I hope she had the baby strapped on!

I love her ceremonially accompanying baby.

[umadoshi]

I'd always assumed people say it, because I've heard it in more than one song!

I asked scruloose, and they think they've heard it at least occasionally, so maybe it's just me! I also wonder if maybe it's more common in songs than other places--"Fundy Bay" seems like it'd be easier to work with lyrically.