― Jan Struther, Mrs. Miniver
Well, I went to the waterfront after lunch to observe the Canada Day activities. Unfortunately, a steady rain was falling and most events had moved indoors and were really crowded. Large crowds in enclosed spaces aren't my thing, so I didn't stay around for long. I did, though, take a walk through the Dartmouth Commons, then took the ferry over to the Halifax side of the Harbour and walked the boardwalk as far as the Seaport Market and bought some supper from the vendors. I didn't take many pictures because I was holding an umbrella while outside, and then there were a lot of people in the market. I did manage to snap a few, though. Dartmouth Commons (you can't tell, but it's raining): A misty ferry trip across Halifax Harbour: I then headed back home because I assumed that the fireworks would be cancelled, but early in the evening the rain stopped and, though it was still cloudy, the fireworks were a go. I went back out and met up with some of the family to watch the display: “...[F]ireworks had for her a direct and magical appeal. Their attraction was more complex than that of any other form of art. They had pattern and sequence, colour and sound, brilliance and mobility; they had suspense, surprise, and a faint hint of danger; above all, they had the supreme quality of transience, which puts the keenest edge on beauty and makes it touch some spring in the heart which more enduring excellences cannot reach.” ― Jan Struther, Mrs. Miniver Related Posts:
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