Celtic Festival (3)

Posted on October 13, 2014 by treshabarger

More photos from the photography field trip to the Celtic Festival in McDade, Texas.

Something new for me was the caber toss, a sport from Scotland. Those poles start around 65 pounds and are about 19 feet tall. If the tosser is successful at tossing it end over end before it hits the ground, in the next round they get to use a heavier pole.

Tammy lifted the pole up high enough that it did, indeed, flip end over end before landing. A round of applause for Tammy!

Tammy, the caber tosser

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A shopkeeper sweeping the steps to his shop, getting ready to open for business

Shopkeeper opening for business

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A man with a half of a tomato on his head

Not a target in the archery contest, fortunately

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The king’s castle.

Sherwood Keep

Celtic Festival (2)

Posted on October 12, 2014 by treshabarger

At the Celtic Festival in McDade, we saw the archery contest with the long bow.

I actually got a photo of an arrow in flight.

In flight

At the end of the contest, all the archers drew their long bows at the same time, for the volley.

Archery volley

The archery target with all the arrows in it from the volley

Volley results

One of the archers, a woman in a black dress and black face mask

Masked archer

An archer approaching the line

Here is Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest at the Highland Games arena during the archery contest.

Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest

Weekly Photo Challenge: Fray

Posted on August 27, 2014 by treshabarger

About a year ago, I upgraded my socks and also bought these running shoes.

New pink shoes

I have new walking/running shoes, so these have been retired to non-exercise activities for quite some time. And they have holes in them, anyway. Oh, well.

Pink running shoes that have holes worn through the tops

Frayed

Weekly Photo Challenge: Fray

Last Days of Summer

Posted on August 24, 2014 by treshabarger

The public swimming pools have closed and the back-to-school sales are over and done. Classes have already started in most of the school districts and the universities begin classes tomorrow. It’s still really hot in central Texas, but the change of the seasons is on its way.

A man and a boy fishing off a pier in the last days of summer

Taking advantage of the last days of summer

Cold and Rainy Race

Posted on April 6, 2014 by treshabarger

Cold and rainy won’t keep us out
Crossing the finish line is what it’s about
Twelve thousand of our closest friends
Keep us company going around the bend

Walking just over two hours is a good pace
While we chat during the Capitol 10K race
We ran a marathon a long time ago
Now it’s just for fun, personal records we’ve let go

Musicians play for us on our way
And volunteers give us water keeping thirst at bay
It was cold, rainy and it was fun
Even though we were so far back we never heard the starting gun

(My placement was 11,610 of 11,992 finishers. Smokin’!!)

NaPoWriMo Day 6 (No one said it had to be good poetry.)