I just want to give a big shout out to the people that live in Souris Manitoba. When my cousin visited, we spent a day in this little town. Souris is steeped in wonderful history, and they have made those spots into amazing tourists stops.
The day began at the "Courtyard" found at the hospital and long-term care facility. A good friend of mine offered to give us a tour. She is responsible for the stunning display of flowers and plants. There is no doubt she is passionate about this area, she rattled off the name of every plant and the care they need to grow. It is wonderful for the residents to have such a beautiful, safe area to enjoy.
We felt we had experienced many "god moments" as we called them while being in Souris. We were of course hitting the tourist spots, and the Swinging Bridge was up first. As we were doing the tourist pictures of each other on the bridge, out of nowhere came a woman and asked us if we wanted our picture taken together. She crosses the bridge every day at noon, on her way home from work. She shared that she frequently takes pictures of people on the bridge. She just bounced across the bridge and was gone.
Souris has in my opinion one of the best museums, but it wasn't open yet for the season. I love that museum and I wanted my cousin to see it. Going to a museum in a small town was also on her list of "70 things" and I had to make it happen. We were sitting in the parking lot; I was trying to figure out how we can get inside. It was busy at the bridge, which is right next to the museum. I sensed something was going to happen in the museum. I usually just get in my vehicle and off I go, but for some reason I was stalling. Out of the corner of my eye, I spotted a woman heading to the museum door with some keys in her hand, and in she went. I was on the move, and lo and behold they were giving school tours, and we were welcome to look around. We had our own tour guide until the kids from school arrived. It was just as delightful as every other time I am there. I realized that by taking the time to sit in my vehicle instead of taking off, an opportunity presented. I wonder how many opportunities I have missed because I just leave.
We were also on the hunt for a peacock. We had driven through the park, but we didn't see one. When we had walked across the bridge, we heard one several blocks away. We weren't going to chase it on foot but decided to try and find it later. We drove back to where we had last seen him and of course he was gone. We got into a discussion, and I was randomly driving when we spotted him. He had found some basement windows and was standing there thinking he was taking on another male. The peacocks just roam freely around town. There is a white peacock, which will be on the list to find for next time.
Glad you toured our town. We are really blessed to have so many tourist attractions.
ReplyDeleteSounds so interesting! I have never stopped in Souris!
ReplyDeleteI truly enjoyed our day trip to Souris. Our day was packed with much laughter, reflection & the special God moments. Thank you for the memories. ♥️
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