Summer Sunday Decisions

Which celebration to honour on this marvelous Sunday?

Fathers Day
   International Aboliginal Day
      Summer Solstice - The Longest Day of the Year
         Victoria International JazzFest
     International Yoga Day
        Car Free Day, Victoria BC

So I went downtown 
Through Beacon Hill Park - past a baseball game in progress
Down and up Douglas Street - closed to traffic

• absolutely thronged by families, children and dogs
• aromas reminiscent of a midway wrapping around us all
• music on stages strategically placed at intersections and at Centennial Square

A Side trip past the Inner Harbour following the drumming

• dancers in heavy (so hot!) costume stepping and slow spinning
• drummers and singers intoning the dance.
• Aroma of fry bread missing! - I was too late!

Time to go home
        But…..stop at the Museum to listen and watch more drumming and dancing ~ complements of the Aboriginal Cultural Festival ~ always a toddler in each crowd dancing to whatever beat or music played

Back through Beacon Hill Park where children ran, laughed and played
Parents visited and relaxed, slyly watching their kiddos
Heron fledglings raucously called to their parents for more food.

Did I see any security in the form of police?
Yes - ensuring safety at certain intersections or once taking a break from watching the crowds.
I really never had to make a decision about which day to celebrate……

“We take thousands of decisions in life; the very best ones 

are often the ones taken boldly and unhesitatingly!”

~ Mehmet Murat Ildan