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Heritage Days...

we have a yearly festival here called Heritage Days. Basically different cultures put up a tent with food, some trinkets, and put on a show.

SHOWS:
just some of the shows put on...

after listening to this Brazilian group, i had to buy a CD for the pipes and guitar and upbeat music

the pretty fountain at the italia booth

i saw this lady walk by and thought i'd snap a shot as we didn't get to see the show

FOOD:
every year we always get the spanokapita from the Greek pavilion. its just so tasty there. and the roasted corn (available at a few pavilions). its soooo good. about a foot long, roasted then the husks stripped down to provide a handle, then dipped in butter. mmmm

we try to sample something new every year and this we tried the Portugese grilled smelt. oh. my. god. kay i'm not a huge fish fan, but with dishes like this, my range of fish dishes is expanding.

the fish (as far as we could tell) are brushed with oil and coated in coarse salt then grilled

we also tried some ethiopian food. spicy meat with their spongey bread. this we've eaten before at an ethiopian restaurant, but was a new treat at the Festival.

WILDLIFE:
kay not wildlife, just some of birdies. the park has a huge pond, not only full of paddle boaters, but ducks of all dorks. the pond is frozen during the winter and becomes a huge gathering spot for skater. got a few obligatory shots.

the pond

some floofy crows

and the adorable ducks

suntouched spiderweb...

took maggie for a short walk before my knee gave out and got a nice lil shot of a reflected tree

then after the walk stepped out onto deck and though i'm not a huge fan of spiders... well unless they are huge ;D... but this web looked like it had potential. so misted lightly so it would stand out.

couple shots from tonights sunshowers

Everyone meet Smokey!

hard to catch the exact colour but was a gorgeous smokey coloured blue. kinda like a Stellar Jay. (yes, i know original name for him, but hey its the first thing that came to mind! hehe)

BBQ weekend...

a couple of weekends ago we got some major sun and had a nice relaxing afternoon at a bbq. i'm not a big fan of people pictures, did get a few but since people rarely care to look at pictures of people they don't know from a hole in the wall hehe....

i suffered hives and allergies to get this shot, think its one of the prettiest i've taken

the treat of the bbq - whole roast goat. it was super yummy (for those who have never had it, its alot like pork)

ever seen what happens when you don't trim back rhubarb?

can you see the froggie?

my friends' palamino

just the sweet park bench my friend had

storm clouds...

on the way home tonight we could see the start of a storm... i took this shot and though its not clear in any way, i thought it was a really pretty shot. loved the colours.