Rendezvous at Belle Grove – May 28-31

The Shenandoah Longrifles sponsor 3 rendezvous a year at Belle Grove – over Memorial Day & Labor Day weekends plus a winter camp sometime during November.  We camp in the woods behind the event parking field, so there’s plenty of shade but with limited overhead clearance.

This is Buffalo Woman’s camp on the right & mine on the left

Of course some folks prefer a fancy camp

While others like it bare bones basic

 

But we all like it very laid back – particularly when its hot

Here’s Buffalo Woman – aka Jane in her summer finery

Of course it isn’t a real ‘Vous without some music

I’ve been known to do a bit of pickin’ & singin’ too

 

But mostly ‘Vous is about spending time with your friends

Doing nothing in particular

Two Colonial longhunters in camp

An Irish frontier family

It was hot but no rain from Friday morning until I left Monday morning.  No rain on the way home either, although I still had to lay my canvas out to dry.  It was still damp from the morning dew.

Finished off Monday by mowing my backyard, unloading the gear from my truck and giving Capstar to all the pets.  Hot weather equals fleas.  Ugh.