Like most summer weekends in the city, this past weekend was a busy one.
below: There was a Thai festival at Yonge Dundas Square with dancers performing in front a screen that was showing a video, in real time, of them dancing.
below: Women carving intricate floral shapes out of watermelon,
below: carrots, and other root vegetables.
below: The colours of the Thai flag
below: A small parade for the Festival of India made its way down Yonge street towards the ferry for Centre Island. Sweepers cleared the streets while other people joined together to pull the floats.
below: This parade for Ratha Yatra is an annual event. A more complete description of the parade, as well as some photos from 2016, can be found on a blog post that I wrote three years ago (how time flies!), or even older, is a post from 2015.
below: A parrot, belonging to one of the men walking in the parade, perches on a policeman’s bike helmet to everyone’s delight.
below: With the parade and all the people on Yonge Street, traffic was slow. This may not be unusual!
below: Yes, I am 6 feet tall!
below: Mellow Dee plays the piano outside the south entrance of the Eaton Centre.
below: Finding shade wherever they can… it was a hot one!
below: It appears that selling bras isn’t a very exciting job?
below: Some people sit and read, while others sit, smoke, and watch the world go by….
… and others go skate boarding past….
as I walk Toronto 