Livin' the life...

Another year.. another Crop Over comes and goes.. Sad to say, this year has been much more tragic than usual. First there was the incident in St. Joseph where a number of persons lost their lives and then there was the car crash which left 4 people dead.

With respect to the other festivities, I remember hearing about a shooting at a band fete and a friend reported some other disturbing activities on Kadooment day itself. To be honest, I'm just glad no one else lost their life!

For me.. Crop Over's a pretty simple period and usually consists of me attending one event - Bridgetown Market. Why only this? First.. I don't too much fancy calypso and secondly the craft and other trinkets available at this Market are really worth a gander. A great example is a man I observed who came to the market with a canvas and his pencil.. his "craft"? Well.. he would sketch any person willing to pay! And trust me, he is well worth his charge!

Other than the craft, I also enjoyed the atmosphere, it was rather jolly and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves (in a moderate manner). For food.. well.. I got my usual, some fish cakes (Bajan tradition) and of COURSE, some cotton candy (MY tradition).

Well.. that's it for Crop Over!

To all who have passed, may they rest in peace and rise in glory!  Also.. my deepest condolences to all who lost someone.