Halifax Commons

Halifax Commons: They stretch, they lunge. They rotate their necks like boxers waiting for the bell to ring. Like schoolchildren, grown men who have competed for their countries on the world stage do jumping jacks, according to The Chronicle Herald. Some of the sounds are familiar for anyone who has ever set foot on a baseball diamond: the crack of wood against ball and the appreciative murmur that accompanies a dazzling catch or throw and Things move slowly late on a recent Saturday morning on the Halifax Commons, slower still on a July scorcher without a breath of wind to slack the throbbing heat. But, at 30 minutes to match time, the lads are there anyway, warming up in that languid way that seems to cut across all sports. When the last player drains a Tim Hortons iced cappuccino and another butts out his smoke, they jog as one up and down the hot grass. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.