GORDIE'S BRIDGE

GORDIE'S BRIDGE

We had a summer home in Canada

A beachfront cottage in Kingsville

A quaint town on Lake Erie

 

To get to the cottage,

We had two choices

The tunnel or the bridge

The Ambassador Bridge

 

Either way you had to pay

 It's just the tunnel was more convenient

And more fun

I mile long and 75 feet under the river

 

The Detroit–Windsor Tunnel

Is the second busiest crossing

Between the US and Canada

The Ambassador Bridge the first

 

The Ambassador Bridge originally was a railroad bridge

Later open to cars

It is hard to get to, and

Ends on Windsor’s city streets

 

Now we have a third option

The Gordie Howe International Bridge

Connecting Highway to Highway

And named after the most famous

Detroit Redwing hockey player

Gordie Howe

The G H I B was fought for years

By the owner of the Ambassador

Who refused to make improvements

To the older bridge

 

Recently DJT became involved

Claiming the Feds should get a share

Of this public bridge paid for by Canada

And managed by Ontario and Michigan

 

Trump claimed his blocking the opening of

Gordie’s Bridge was all about

His trade dispute with Canada

He didn’t mention the million dollar donation

He received from the owner of the Ambassador Bridge

 

I'm eager to cross over on the Gordie, but

The tunnel is still my first choice.

 

Go Redwings  

ON THE WING - an new Music Video

 

On the Wing

 

 

Nature on the wing. They departed their winter home Flying separately they follow A path determined by memory and sight Arriving in early Spring to the nest they left A year ago. Now, it is colder in the morning The fish go deeper Soon it will be time to leave This has been a good year, Two chicks on the wing The male sits quiet and patient Waiting his turn to fish Watching for other predators in the sky He guards the nest The female is on the wing She is larger and more in need Hungry, Hunting she soars high over the water Watching for signs of movement on the surface Fresh fish for her family to eat Her fledglings our on the wing, too Learning, still, imitating their parents Often returning to the nest for food, but Only for a month more The cycle is nearly complete Nest building and mating in the spring Eggs and chicks through the summer Leaving in the fall Nature on the wing. On the Wing

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