Big Day in Halifax Continued

Shortly after completing a post earlier today Jeannette and I made our way out to do some shopping. As we approach Spring Garden (not our shopping destination) it became clear that something was afoot.

As it turned out, we happened upon the Halifax Pride parade in full swing.

We saw some cross-dressers, something Jeannette was hoping for.



We also managed to catch a glimpse of a few hot firefighters.



Of course, most importantly, we were able to see Mr. Macpass, the Macpass mascot.



Then, after the parade and when we were on our way to our to the shopping centre, we happened to see an ambulance unloading a gurney and back board. After a few seconds we managed to figure out that the emergency service workers were dealing with an injury in the Halifax Commons skate park.



Quite a number of people were standing around and watching the proceedings. As you might have guessed, we did not veer from our course to get a look at the damage. Just seeing them load the back board into the impression in the skate park was enough.

Once we finished the first leg of our shopping trip we made a quick trip to one of the local grocery stores. As soon as we approached the store we could see that it was a good day to buy discount plants based on the displays on the sidewalk surrounding the store. Inside we managed to find a $3 coffee plant, a type of plant I have been looking for for about two years.



The above photo shows the plant after it had been re-potted.

I really can't wait to see this thing grow and develop coffee beans (though this will likely take some number of years).

This evening, though I really didn't expect to, Jeannette, Neil, Rebecca, and I all made our way to the Commons to watch Weezer and the Black Eyed Peas. We viewed the show from the area just beyond the event's fences. Though none of us are big fans of either of these groups, I think that it is safe to say that we enjoyed the show.



Not only was I pleased to see Fergie on the jumbotrons,



I was also quite pleased to hear the Black Eyed Peas perform the accompanying track of one of my favourite YouTube videos.



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Eventually they broke out the lasers and the good times really kicked off.

If you are interested, here is something of a video retrospective of our evening.



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Wow, so much more happened today than I originally expected would happen.