Fire Hydrants of Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, QC

A few years ago, while making a tour of villages from the Quebec's Most Beautiful Villages list  (Les plus beaux villages du Québec) we found ourselves in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu. What I remember about it four years later is that every single fire hydrant in that village is painted and in a different way. Most of them are various characters, which makes so much sense: I myself, when I look at ordinary fire hydrants I always see people in them.

La Licorne Captive - Un projet musical de Laurent Guardo / Daniel Lavoie (2014, Chant du Monde)

[For an audience video from the official album presentation skip to Bonus 1].

La Licorne Captive (The CaptiveUnicorn) is an album that's sensual and darkly beautiful, with haunting melodies, and even more haunting poetic images. Its musical energy is quite strong, it sucks you in, takes you on a Dantean journey (or a sexy horror movie trip), throws you into catharsis, cures you with images of purity and love, and at the end leaves you with a poignant feeling which remains with you and is most beautiful.

Comédies Humaines / Daniel Lavoie (2007, GSI Canada)

Comédies Humaines is one of my favorite albums by Daniel Lavoie. No-no, one doesn't need to understand French in order to appreciate it. The music is enough, with its sensual and at the same time intellectual allure. However, as always the case with this author/singer, words matter, and they matter a lot.