Victoria British Columbia

Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside the Victoria Chalk Festival

Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside the Victoria Chalk Festival

 

This last weekend we attended the yearly Chalk festival in Victoria BC,  It is all about street chalk drawing.  Each artist was given a square to do.  Downtown Sept 14 13 019Downtown Sept 14 13 125Downtown Sept 14 13 127Downtown Sept 14 13 119

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Children were given small square to entice the artist flair.

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There was a stage in Centennial Square with traditional native song, drumming and dance.  They were fantastic.  This was a youth group from the north Island and it was there first performance in public.  They did very well.  I love the traditional dress.

 

 

Native women singers Sept 2013These lovely woman sang traditional plains Indian songs and they were stunning from the traditional clothing to their collective voices.

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The Sea, Weekly Photo Challenge

Living on an Island made this an easy challenge.  The sea is all around us!  It is vibrant and living.  Let us do all that we can to keep it that way!Fire Tug (2)Fire Tug on maneuvers, Straight of Juan De Fuca, Victoria BC, Canada

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Beach view 2 the last morningQuallium Beach Vancouver Island

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The Ocean is precious, let us honor it by keeping it safe and clean!