What a totally fabulous time we had last night going again this year to experience Waterfire in Providence, RI.
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For the first time that I remember… this year we planned to get there WAY early — took a huge picnic with us so that we could be there long before the crowds — to just relax and watch the daylight turn into dusk, as the crowd gathers and the anticipation mounts. We munched veggies and dip, a new Vermont brie that I totally love (with baguette), and ate chicken sandwiches with guacamole, taboule, tomatoes, and cheese. Yumm !! I'm hungry again just thinking about it. I also took my camera and posted this album (on Flickr) of the shots I took. Or just sit back and watch the Slide Show.Another difference, this year, is that I decided to see what I could capture in video because so much of the Waterfire Experience has to do with action, sound, and ambiance. Check out my video clip (on Flickr) of this half-naked “Fire Dancer” (they get away with this stuff — being so close to RISD), or this longer video clip I really like (except for the background noise) of the Waterfire basin with a captivating soprano voice and ethereal music — totally typical of the omnipresent Waterfire Experience.
As always, the stroll along the quay to and from the Gargoyle stand at "the other end" from the basin — called “Providence Place”, where we started — was romantic and eventful. The Mermaid lady asked for my business card so that I could eMail her my pictures for her portfolio. There were many other friendly encounters… and lots more yummy things to eat.
So now we're thinking about going back for the mid-summer (July 17th) extravaganza of Waterfire 2010. Be there !!!
1 comment:
WOW.... what great coverage of an unusual event. I can see why you are all so captivated with Waterfire and go back year after year. It was great to have the video and sound experience as well so I now have a much better feeling of what it is like to be there. Sounds like they have a winner. Glad you had such a great time and how nice that your youngest daughter was there with her beau. The scantily clad fire dancer reminded me of a similar event we saw in Mexico last year. Thanks for your efforts creating this blog and sharing it with me.
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