American Labor Day Weekend. My Faithful readers will recall that I usually spend this holiday weekend playing in the woods with my Shenandoah Long Rifle friends ca. the 18th century. Alas, it was not to be this year. The event was moved to a site in West By God Virginia and that put it beyond my available gas funds. Sigh. But Da Urchin had an alternative plan, a grand an glorious alternative plan. I could go to her place & we could go to the Virginia Scottish Games. We were going to go watch hunky guys in kilts throw trees, here bagpipe music (yes bagpipes make music, Real Awesome Music), and generally have fun in the sun.
University of Mary Washington Pipe Band
Saturday was wonderful, not too hot with a bit of a breeze. We wandered around, enjoyed the Grand Entrance & Parade of Clans, had haggis & pasties for lunch, watched hunky guys in kilts throw heavy bags over bars & toss trees, went to a border collie herding demo and generally had a great time. The piping competition was on Saturday so there was the sound of solo piping pretty much all day long. One of Da Urchin’s friends joined us after lunch and we cruised the vendors in depth. A grand time was had by one and all and we slept well that night. (Unfortunately I can’t find my Saturday pictures).
Color Guard on Sunday
Clan Parade on Sunday
Sunday Da Urchin & I were back at the games & we took her dog Lexi . The Games are very dog friendly & the people with dogs had very well behaved pooches. There were dog water stations all over the place and several dog toy & treat vendors. There was even a Dogs of Scotland parade on Sunday with Royal Wolfhounds, Border Collies, Shelties & several kinds of terriers. Sunday was hotter than Saturday and Da Urchin & I were tired so we spent much of the day listening to music rather than walking around.
Fiddle Contest Jam Session
Lexi had a grand time, Da Urchin had a grand time, I had a grand time and Da Urchin & I both got too much sun. Sigh. And lest it be thought that the Scots are all dour Calvinists . . .
MacStormtrooper
I’m not sure of this fellow’s clan affiliation but he was the center of many many photo opportunities.
Photo Drone
This was flying over the Games at various time over the weekend. It was a good 100+ yards away & moving when I took this photo. Way to Go PowerShot SX40IS!
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