This community of inspirational folk
shared a wonderful accepting, encouraging and down right funny
time together at the circus festival
i love that the whacky and unusual is embraced and i see such
a diverse range of people feel at ease here and accepted and loved for their differences.
all day there are feats to amaze
some on stage and some casually in the central gathering area
we are camped close to it all
dress up daily and laugh and laugh
even the morning yoga class has everyone laughing and therefore relaxing more
ahhh good medicine for us all…
Lily has another chance to have a flying trapeze lesson
and gets a catch! woohooo!
what an amazing opportunity!
extraordinary things happen in the circus!
and the extraordinary becomes possible for everyone
next time we will attend the training week beforehand
until then
we are all now looking forward to the circus festival in
Mullumbimby in September!
are you going?
we all make delightful new friendships at this festival
including another lovely blogging mama Lauren
and her daughters with whom Lily has since spent alot of happy time
on Sunday the girls make popcorn to sell in handmade paper bags
they make $8 to share and are very pleased!
this is the first festival we have allowed Lily to move around freely with a friend
the atmosphere is gentle and fun, the venue is small and she can easily find her way safely back to camp
wow, growing up into a little more independance!
among other things i spend some time with a friends spinning wheel
one thing i miss while traveling so now i endeavor to learn how to drop spindle
to conclude the festival there is the Circus Olympics
where anyone can participate in events like
most backflips in a row, hulahooping, juggling while playing simon says, human wheelbarrow racing while juggling,
unicycle rally, balancing a stick on your chin, handstand {winner at 3.5 minutes!!} etc etc
sorry i didn’t photograph this i couldn’t bear to leave to run for the camera!!
we have all come away inspired to master skills with our bodies
and the children are climbing onto our shoulders or balancing on anything or making impromptu shows for us!!
xxx
with love and laughter
musical chairs…
RosaLindenTree 
I had no idea that Tasmania is so fun! I just put it on my travels plans list. Such carnival could be a very fun thing to do!
Oh yes that’s great! It’s an excellent diverse place to explore! Look out for circus festivals around the world I highly recommend them for families! Where do you live?
R
Thanks, I am grateful for any good idea! We don’t have kids jet, but like such thins – it is always good to keep a little child in us 😉 I live in Europe.