46, May day by helenhall

46, May day

Our friend Tim is part of Bedford Morris Men and every year on 1 May he is to be found dancing all day starting at 6.00am. The dancing does not conform to social distancing, and so this year, Tim was to be found doing a solo in our street.

A number of us turned out to watch from afar and cheer him on as we celebrated the arrival of 1 May.

What fun! You did a great job capturing the action...I love the slight blur of his hands and flags. Happy May!
May 2nd, 2020  
well good for tim keeping these traditions going :)
May 2nd, 2020  
Good for him and nice for you
May 2nd, 2020  
He must be keen - or finds this a good way to keep fit! There would be no music, unfortunately!
May 2nd, 2020  
rather surreal helen
May 2nd, 2020  
What fun, he really must have cheered up your day.
May 3rd, 2020  
What a great shot!
May 3rd, 2020  
What a great thing to do! I really admire people like that. Lifting everyone's spirits. Good for him!
May 3rd, 2020  
Great capture of this typically English tradition
May 3rd, 2020  
Fun capture. Good to see some traditions even in a different format.
May 3rd, 2020  
That's terrific that someone would do this. I would think that this definitely qualifies as "essential." (The criteria round here for leaving the house.)
May 4th, 2020  
Love it ...
May 4th, 2020  
I know a number of both Bedford and Hemlock Morris were flying solo on the 1st of May. I also know Tim by the way.
May 4th, 2020  
@stevejacob well there is a co-incidence. Yes, I saw a video of Lisa dancing - she is Hemlock I think. They should have pieced all the dances together and combined on zoom! (A bit more tricky than combining singer, for sure!)
May 4th, 2020  
@maggiemae we had singing - Tim has a good singing voice. And, a recorded track to accompany the singing.
May 4th, 2020  
@francoise essential for morale, yes. And for street community spirit. Of course.
May 4th, 2020  
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