Renaissance Festival

I love the Renaissance Festival!!!! Randy scaled the castle wall!!!! Look at him go! That was very cool!!

Keith tried his hand at firing the crossbow.

Both boys took a turn with the bow and arrow.

We watched the Wyldmen show (crazy guys who ended up in the big mud hole!)

and saw Three Guys & Lots of Drums (like the name implies -

there were 3 guys and some drums & they were pretty funny!).

We saw some Gypsies dance. We saw royalty strolling about.

We had bread bowls filled with broccoli and cheese soup -

in fact Randy waited a year to eat that again!

As we sat in the grass we had an Irish storyteller sit with us and tell us a tale

(which I had to translate for the boys!).

We saw the Greenman -- he's a walking tree!!! Very cool!

And can you believe that I forgot to take the camera?

Now you're wondering how we got the shots of Randy scaling the castle --

Jeff used his phone. They even had Ye Old Wi-Fi!!

We visited the petting zoo.

Randy came home brandishing a new dagger and Keith decided on a dirk.

The seller of weapons instructed them that they were only used for slaying dragons.

A few steps away from the weapon cart, a fair lady further instructed the boys on the use of their fine new weaponery.

We checked out the elephant, camel and llama,

but didn't take a ride on any of them this time.

We visited with the Greyhounds of Fairhaven.

They were promoting the adoption of retired racing Greyhounds --

and of course we are considering doing just that! We shall see.

Anyway, I love the Renaissance Festival!!!

I want to live there and I definitely want to go back!!

And take my camera!