Sunday, August 25, 2013

Images from Saltspring Saturday Market

Talk about eclectic....Saltspring Island on a Saturday meets all requirements on that score. Saltspring Island is never exactly the best example of staid anglo saxon up-tightness in the best of times, but on Saturdays - watch out. Every over the hill hippy is out with whatever organic vegetable or herb from his or her garden, potential customers of all stripes stroll through their vending stands,  every unconventional piece of clothing will be parading around...great spot for people watching
 
Discarded upright pianos dot the street scape of Ganges, the main village of Saltspring Island, and anyone can test their skills at the black and whites....

Saltspring Island Haute Couture

Any style combination goes...caftans, pyjamas, you name it...

Organic display of glass jewellery

Not quite Argentinean, but the long hair trend is definitely in on Saltspring Island

Love behind the vendor stalls...

Harley Crowd mingling amongst the market stalls

One can even get too much of organic food...

But, the organic harvest sure looks colourful and appetizing

Which kind of mushroom do you want to get high on?

Weekend gossip...

Saltspring Island Youth

Wall ornament bug

Yogi with reverse pony tail

Kiddie fun - open air drafting

Herbs and Spices

A little west coast folklorico from China thrown into the mix...

Anyone liking my jewellery??

Should I or shouldn't I spend my hard begged dollar on this?

Emblem from the past posing downtown Ganges...

Definitely - very Saltspring. No deer crossing, but amongst the crystal crowd, what else what cross the main road but an elf?

Shopping along the water front in Ganges

The local church put on a Milonga at the hall

Tango at Ganges....

Hey, those are my shoes...., except not on my feet!!!