Here are the girls getting ready for the hunt!
not sure what they found here....
A little boy found a snake. Maelie LOVES snakes.
Here are a few of their findings... no animals or amphibians were hurt. They were all returned to the lake afterwards.
After supper, the girls and I headed off to the Buskerfest. They had HUGE plants all over Sparks Street so I couldn't help myself, I told the girls to pose.
I really LOVE the Buskerfest because the presentations are usually incredible! I wish that some from last year had returned ... mainly Flame Oz. They were seriously unbeatable.
The first act we saw was the Bike Guy who was another Australian. Each year, they seem to have at least 2 or 3 Australian groups. He was very chatty with the audience and made lots of jokes. Poor kids don't always get them! But they still sat right at the front watching.
Sonia called to check up on Naomie so after the show they sat on a bench to chit chat for a few minutes.
The girls wanted to see Thom Sellectomy. Since the crowds are not that big on the first day of the Buskerfest, he was patiently waiting to start his show. We were the first three people there. Since it was dusk, I figured if I waited for a picture after the show, it would be too dark and possibly overwhelming when he passed the hat. So I akes him if we could get his picture with the girls before the show. He gladly obliged and stuck a nail up his nose!! You will probably have to blow the picture up to see it.
When it was time to choose a person from the audience to help him out, Maelie bounced up and down with her hand in the air. He chose her saying she was the very first person here waiting for the show so she deserved to go up. She was SO happy, but I think she was very shy inside. She WAS in front of about 150 people.
All she had to do is inspect the sword to make sure it was real. He made a few jokes at her expense as all buskers do at the festival! Not nasty ones, just cute ones. The instructions were clear. He was gonna swallow the sword and when he was ready, she was to pull it out without shaking or wiggling. I caught it on video but it was dark out and he was facing the lit up signs! So the lighting reallreally sucks... but you can see her pull it out!! The crowd cheered her on! It was really cute.
We had a great time. We for sure will go out and visit the Buskerfest again this weekend! I honestly must say that the Ottawa/Gatineau area is a wonderful place to be! Always so many fun things happening!
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