A Lively Scene

I spent Sunday afternoon in downtown Halifax along with a few hundred other locals and tourists. I started my afternoon off at the casino with my husband, then met my nephew for a walk and a look at the lively scene. The downtown area was filled with people enjoying the sunny afternoon - strolling the waterfront boardwalk, lazing the time away at the open area patios, or for the more adventuresome going out on one of the many harbour cruises available. I missed seeing the osprey diving for a fish but it looked quite impressive as it perched on a high pole overlooking the water. We strolled up to Spring Garden Road and caught a bit of the free Sunday afternoon concert, a part of the Atlantic Jazz Festival on all this week. A Gospel group were entertaining at the Festival Tent and although we didn't catch their whole session they seemed to have quite an appreciative audience! Wandering on up the street we went in a small cafe and picked up some wraps and took them over to a bench in the Public Gardens where we enjoyed our tasty lunch and sat and watched the ducks on the pond and marvelled that the Gardens had recovered so well from the devastation of Hurricane Juan just three years ago. We continued our walk, agreeing that downtown Halifax is a most interesting spot for a walk on a lovely summer day. And I got to know my nephew just a little bit better as our conversation meandered on through a variety of topics!