O Canada 24

Day twenty-four of my series on Things Canada is Known For. Today my post is the classic piece of winter clothing. The Touque.
Here is my touque I got when I used to deliver newspapers during the early hours of the morning. Today I use it while I am outside shoveling the snow off of the sidewalks

[Shutterbug]

Definitely good to have the head kept warm. Nice selfie.

[Paula Fontanini]

Nice selfie!! :) I had to google Touque....never heard of that before. Learned something new!

[Bucktree]

You wear it well sir. Nice selfie.

[Rick]

Nice selfie. Definitely need the headgear in those temps.

[Suzanne]

Good selfie. We would call it a beanie

[eDorre]

Fun hat and nice selfie. Like how you included the shovel

[Diana]

Great selfie Brian, good that you get so much use out of your touque ;-)

[Wylie]

Is that the thing on your head? We call those beanies! :)

[Valerie Chesney]

You sure would need this Brian to keep your ears warm in all of that snow..brrrh.

[Issi Bannerman]

I've never heard of a touque either! I thought it might have been the jacket. I'd call your headgear a bonnet, or possibly a beanie. From a quick google, I note that it can also be spelled 'toque' and is the same word for a chef's hat. I also discovered that 'toque' is an arabic word and is used to refer to any brimless hat. Interesting.

[JackieR]

Never heard of those, looks nice and cosy

Will snow ploughs be in the series???

Great selfie too

[winghong_ho]

Great selfie. I believe the jacket could keep you warm under such snowy conditions.

[Boxplayer]

Now that looks warm and cosy, nice one.

[Joan Robillard]

And another thing Canada is known for - snow!

[Carole Sandford]

A new one to me, a French word I’m guessing. Nice selfie, looks all snug against the elements.

[Beryl Lloyd]

A great selfie , like many of the others "torque" is a new one to me - I associate torque as a chef's white hat!

[Judith Johnson]

Nice one

[Dione Giorgio]

Lovely selfie. Looks very cosy. It has to be in your winters.

[Peter Dulis]

Nice one :)

[Agnes]

Beautiful selfie

[Corinne]

A lot of snow in the background and a cool selfie !

[Harry J Benson]

Good selfie

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great selfie shot.

[Kathy]

A nice selfie - great smile! My mom (Canadian by birth) always called those hats touches. I know them as toboggans.

[Kerry McCarthy]

Thanks for the lesson. I had never heard of the word!

[Tunia McClure]

"Touque" is new to me too.

[GaryW]

I was not familiar with the term, either. Thanks for educating me. We call them "toboggan" in the South.

[LManning (Laura)]

Nothing beats a good warm touque! Nice to see you smiling in the snow.
@pusspup @jamibann A beanie is much lighter and a different thing altogether! Touques are normally wool and designed for warmth. And they do NOT have pompoms on the top either. :-)

[Granny7(Denise)]

Nice selfie

[Bill]

Interesting looking coat.

[Beverley]

Looks snuggly warm & cosy.
Lovely selfie too 👍

[Pammy Joy]

Now that's snow, the UK grinds to a halt after a couple of flakes!

[Granagringa]

Great environmental self-portrait...stay warm & healthy

[gloria jones]

Nice selfie...Keep warm.

[Phil Howcroft]

great smile Brian

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Looks like it does a great job in keeping you warm. Nice selfie!

[Heather]

Nice to see you, Brian! And yes, glad you have a touque for the winter weather. I think you might have a good pair of mitts on too! Fav

[Lastrami]

Looks good on you! Great selfie :)

[Pyrrhula]

Great shot, nice portrait.

[Renee Salamon]

Lovely smile, good to see you

[Oli Lindenskov]

Lovely pic and cold ☃️

[Lisa]

Toque, touque, or tuque. Whatever way you spell it, it's what I've always called a winter hat. Maybe it's just a Canadianism?

[Faye Turner]

Great selfie

[KWind]

My daughter did a count of all the toques in our mud room the other day... there were 26!!

[Pam]

It looks very warm! So great to see you!

[Diane]

Great selfie!

[bkb in the city]

@denful Thanks Denise

[bkb in the city]

@bill_gk Bill this a parka that keeps me nice and warm on cold winter days

[bkb in the city]

@pammyjoy Yes it certainly is a lot more than you get over there

[bkb in the city]

@granagringa Thanks Madeline

[bkb in the city]

@seattlite Thanks Gloria l will do my best

[bkb in the city]

@phil_howcroft Thanks Phil

[bkb in the city]

@olivetreeann Thanks Ann

[bkb in the city]

@365projectorgheatherb Thanks Heather for the comment and the fav

[bkb in the city]

@lastrami_ Thank you

[bkb in the city]

@pyrrhula Thanks Ferry

[bkb in the city]

@rensala Thanks Renee

[bkb in the city]

@mubbur Thanks Oli

[bkb in the city]

@lbingle365 Lisa l certainly believe it is

[bkb in the city]

@fayefaye Thanks Faye

[bkb in the city]

@kwind That is quite the collection

[bkb in the city]

@pamalama Thanks Pam

[bkb in the city]

@eudora Thanks Diane

[bkb in the city]

@shutterbug49 Thank you

[bkb in the city]

@bluemoon Paula glad to share this with you

[bkb in the city]

@dkellogg Thank you

[bkb in the city]

@rickster549 Definitely

[bkb in the city]

@ankers70 Suzanne that is nice to know

[bkb in the city]

@edorreandresen Glad you liked this one

[bkb in the city]

@ludwigsdiana Diana l certainly do get a lot of use out of it

[bkb in the city]

@pusspup Wylie that is nice know

[bkb in the city]

@happysnaps Valerie l do get a lot of use out of it

[bkb in the city]

@jamibann Issi thank you for all of your insights

[bkb in the city]

@30pics4jackiesdiamond Thanks Jackie. Snow plows certainly could be in this series but they will have to do another time

[bkb in the city]

@wh2021 Yes Winghong it certainly does keep me warm

[bkb in the city]

@boxplayer Yes it certainly is

[bkb in the city]

@joansmor Yes Joan it certainly is

[bkb in the city]

@carole_sandford Carole glad you liked this one

[bkb in the city]

@beryl Beryl glad to share this one with you

[bkb in the city]

@busylady Thanks Judith

[bkb in the city]

@sangwann Yes Dione it certainly is

[bkb in the city]

@pdulis Thanks Peter

[bkb in the city]

@agnesvanderlindeicloudcom Thanks Agnes

[bkb in the city]

@cocobella Thanks Corinne

[bkb in the city]

@hjbenson Thanks Harry

[bkb in the city]

@mittens Thanks Marilyn

[bkb in the city]

@randystreat Kathy to me a toboggan is a long wooden sled to slide down the hill on

[bkb in the city]

@mccarth1 Kerry you're welcome

[bkb in the city]

@tunia Tunia glad to share this one with you

[bkb in the city]

@thewatersphotos Gary to us a toboggan is a long wooden sled to slide down the hill on

[bkb in the city]

@ljmanning Thanks Laura

[GaryW]

@bkbinthecity Ha! I know that one, too! :- )

[haskar]

Nice selfie. Warm shoes and a hat are the most important for me.

[bkb in the city]

@haskar Haskar they certainly are very important

[Kathy]

@bkbinthecity That too, Brian.

[Vesna]

Nice to see you, Brian!

[bkb in the city]

@vesna0210 Thank you

[John Falconer]

I didn’t know that. Thanks. Nice shot too.

[bkb in the city]

@johnfalconer John glad to share this with you

[Cathy]

I admire people who can live in cold environments… our winter lasts December through March… but not much snow!

[bkb in the city]

@calm Cathy l am used to our winters

[Ellen E]

Nice! I learned about the touque as a fan of Bob and Doug McKenzie in the 80s. :)