Photo-A-Day #1572
Tonight was the annual downtown Association Block Party and it was so much fun. Seeing people that you haven’t seen in years, meeting new friends and realizing that they are old friends. True social networking, getting out and actually meeting the people that live in your town. That was what the block party was for me.
I took a bunch of photos and will process them tomorrow and tell you all about what the block party was like. We got home at 9:00pm and well, I still have to make my lunch, pack for the gym and go test out an amazing flashlight that I’m reviewing soon. But I did want to say something about the photo above. This is a band that was set up to play directly across from the local elderly housing building called Madonna Manor. The wonderful thing is that many of the residents were brought outside to sit on the porch and watch people walking by admiring the classic cars and they also got a front row seat to watch these guys play. That attention to detail and inclusion of everyone is what makes the block party such a wonderful success.
I have many more pictures and stories to tell about the block party but I’m going to save them for a bonus post tomorrow.
Photo-A-Day #1408
One nice thing that I love about North Attleboro is the Downtown Association. While downtowns across America are struggling to stay alive ours continues to do something about it. We get vibrant new businesses as well as local fixtures. And we also have some great events to generate spirit like the Chocolate Lovers Stroll.
The event serves quite a few purposes. For one thing it draws people to the downtown. It gets people to discover that the downtown area has much to offer. It gives businesses downtown a day to welcome many people through their doors. It also gives people something to do for a few dollars and a couple of hours.
Allison, Eva and I went on this walk last year and we had so much fun. The same can be said about this year. The chocolates are still wonderful and we got to see many people. I even got a few photos using the Xshot.
Which is great because today is the last day to get Free Shipping from Xshot. And today I received a CD from Michael from Xshot with a video that I made a few years ago, I somehow lost it and it was no longer online, but now it has been found so if you are still unsure about the dramatic differences between taking a photo at arm’s length and taking one with an Xshot watch the video below for a good explanation.
One Family's Adventures in the World
