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Today was brisk but gorgeous and a perfect day for an adventure! And who doesn’t like a good adventure? Meredith and I made the trek down to Elgin Street this afternoon to check out what Winterlude activities were taking place.

Confederation park is home to dozens of beautifully crafted ice sculptures of all shapes and sizes as well as creatures made from recycled materials – so neat! We made the rounds and as we did I carefully maneuvered in and around the large groups of people trying to get the perfect shot. It was chilly on the hands but worth every cold minute.

I was blown away by the variety and the beauty of the pieces displayed throughout the park. The planning, time, and concentration that went into these sculptures was amazing. Not to mention the love because you gotta think you must love what you do to make these magnificent pieces of art come to life as they do.

Oh, I cannot leave out the very bizarre yet interesting encounter Meredith and I had with the woman dressed up like what.. we weren’t totally sure.

It began with this character and what we believe to be a mammoth of some sort doing what looked like a ritualistic dance and ended with her locking eyes with us, kicking her leg (which was on stilts I might add) up in the air in our direction, letting out a yelp or sound of that nature and then proceeding towards us. Confused and slightly afraid I grabbed Meredith’s arm and we ducked into the crowd away from what..we weren’t sure. Maybe you had to be there, either way the slightly odd encounter and day overall was just what we needed.

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