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[00:00.49]My Sister's Visit to Canada|[00:03.79] My sister had never been to Canada|[00:06.21] but came for a visit last April.|[00:08.64] I picked her up at the airport in Toronto|[00:11.62] and drove her through the traffic and multilane highways,|[00:15.23] past the grape vines and peach trees to Niagara Falls,|[00:18.85] where I live.|[00:20.46] She was very tired from the flight and soon slept.|[00:24.01] The first day we walked to see the Falls.|[00:27.49] The spray from the Falls drifts high into the air|[00:31.23] and across the people standing to watch.|[00:34.09] There are people from all over the world|[00:36.64] watching the water and using their cameras.|[00:39.38] Because it was April there was still ice beside the water,|[00:43.73] huge chunks of ice that looked like white rocks.|[00:47.22] In the river there were floating pieces of ice|[00:50.76] moving downstream.|[00:52.88] The next day we went to the town|[00:54.81] where the Niagara River joins Lake Ontario.|[00:57.86] The weather was warm.|[00:59.03] We walked a long way and our feet were hot,|[01:02.64] so we went down to the edge of the water to put our feet in.|[01:06.31] One toe in was enough!|[01:08.31] The water was so cold it made our feet ache!|[01:12.78] A piece of ice drifted beside our feet.|[01:16.08] I put one foot in for a second then out,|[01:18.94] as the pain of the cold went right through me!|[01:22.55] My sister could not understand|[01:24.79] how it could be so warm, but there was still ice.|[01:28.52] Another day we went to see my daughter;|[01:32.19] she is living on a farm an hour's drive away.|[01:35.61] We walked through her trees;|[01:37.85] the buds were starting to turn into leaves.|[01:40.84] We stopped and looked at the spring wildflowers.|[01:44.14] We climbed across a creek by walking over a fallen tree.|[01:48.12] We saw the footprints of raccoons by the water.|[01:51.54] There was fresh air and sunshine and blue sky.|[01:55.27] On the way home we stopped for hamburgers|[01:58.69] and fries at a drive-through restaurant.|[02:01.43] She had never been to a drive-through restaurant before.|[02:05.10] Then we went to a donut shop.|[02:08.27] There are no donut shops where she lives.|[02:11.51] There was a choice of 20 different types of donut:|[02:15.42] some round, some with holes, some with frosting,|[02:19.22] some with jam inside--each was different.|[02:23.20] The days passed quickly,|[02:25.50] and soon it was time to take her back to the airport.|[02:28.86] Some of the trees now had leaves;|[02:31.54] some of the tulips were now blooming.|[02:34.27] It was hard to say goodbye to my sister.|[02:37.20] I hope we can visit again soon.