I love Sundays. I love sunshine. I love being outside. I love good food, good friends, and good laughs. I love live music. Yesterday I stumbled across Victoria Park on one of the best days to go, in my opinion. The KW Multicultural Society hosted its Multiculural Festival. 

These kids made me so happy... imagine this scene with the sounds of a drum circle and laughter in the background. Mmm summer days in Victoria Park.

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I am fascinated by Native Canadian culture, and by drums. On the island at Vic Park I got to observe a tranditional chant and dance ceremony, performed by a group of Metis people. There was a drum circle in the middle of the group that held the beat for the dancing happening in the outer circle. I couldnt get close enough to get a decent shot of the drums, but here are a couple of the dancers.

I love this photo... I love the costumes, the colours, and the green. I love that an older woman and a younger man are side by side, holding hands as they dance around together. It makes me wonder what their stories are... if they know each other, if they dont, if they do this often together, if this is the first (maybe last?) dance. I also think there is something really beautiful and good about intergenerational relationships, and this photo reminds me of the joy that can bring.

I find this photo so intriguing... this man is so mysterious in all of his traditional clothing, and with such a serious look on his face. There is so much excitement and expression happening in the others in the photo, yet this man carries such a serious look. I think this photo would have been really interesting from different perspectives... if you could see more of his face and read more of his expression, that might give more insight into the mood. I like this photo because my eyes always wander to the older woman on the left or the girl in the background, but no matter where they wander they always return back to this mysterious mans face.

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