Deep Water

Following the summer music festivals in Canada, I observed the name of a band called AquaAlta, scheduled to appear at the Evolve Festival in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. The Latin phrase aqua alta can mean either "deep water" or "high water," as the adjective altus, a, um can indicate vertical direction either "high (upwards)" or "deep (downwards)." Here in the Maritimes the tides are amazing; we can be high and dry or in deep water every twelve hours.