2012 Kentucky Scottish Weekend

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Kentucky Scottish Weekend has come and gone (Saturday only this year), and The Boy and I had a great time, especially meeting Mike, Mark, Kyle and the ladies.



Mike (Xmarks tartan), Mark (? MacTavish?), Jeff (Brown Douglas) and Kyle (Weathered MacPherson), with Carter (maroon AltKilt) down front.




A couple of the pipe bands on their demo parade performances.




Carter had a blast eating muffins, cotton candy, ice cream, drinking lemonade, watching the shelties herd some ducks, riding the little train, looking at the car collection, playing at the playground, but mostly watching the athletes in kilts tossing the sheaf (16 pound hay sack flung with a pitchfork over a 25 foot high crossbar). I could not drag him away from the athletics, he was having so much fun cheering for all the guys.

Did see some interesting characters but did not photo----a couple guys in full kilt with hose and spats and horsehair sporrans worn with black t-shirts and a ball cap on one and a red bandana on the other; an old gent in tartan kilt, similar tartan smaller set long sleeve shirt, and similar tartan different sett tam; a lot more Glengarrys worn by the run of the mill attendees than Balmorals; a lot of white hose, some worn with running shoes, too numerous to count ghillie shirts in a rainbow of colors, and quite a few kilts worn below the knee, sometimes a couple inches below. Hey, this is Kentucky, not St Andrews.

We had a great father-son day at the games and gathering and met and talked with some fun folks. Hope to see more of you there next year.

jeff