Today was the Celtic Festival and Highland Games! Josh and I went down to check out the festivities:
The bar was set at 32' in this picture... the athletes were spearing a 16-pound bag with a pitchfork and throwing it over the bar.
Over 20 men lined up for the "Bonny Knees" competition - where blindfolded women felt each knee and chose who had the best ones!
Preparing for the caper toss - the athletes tossed the log (it only counted if it completed a full end-over-end rotation) to see who could toss it the farthest.
The ladies in attire - preparing for the Bonny Knees competition.
We had a great day at the Games! We also viewed a number of vendor booths, found Josh a sporran (a piece of attire needed to complete his formal dress kilt), met a guy who teaches black-smithing (I think Josh will sign up for a class in the spring) and watched a couple of young dance groups. It was a wonderful day to be together, enjoying the sunshine, and experiencing more of Josh's heritage.
What a fun festival to go to! Josh has his own kilt? I'm picturing some great Halloween pictures from the two of you in a month:)
ReplyDeleteJosh has 2 kilts! A formal kilt in the colors of his families clan, and a utililkilt for working. :)
ReplyDeleteLooks like a fun day ~ a great outing.
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