Seaside Ventura 2014

[sydnie7]

We missed seeing you, Richard! Kept an eye out, but we didn't spend much time in the piping area (Clan Donnachaidh tent was right across from Beaton stage, so we got a ringside seat for massed bands etc.). We did meet up with Alan H and Elizabeth, and I caught a glimpse of another XMarker but no chance to connect. Here are a few more snaps of the weekend. I have lots more of the massed bands from Sunday if folks are interested.
Bob and Sydnie at the Friday night dinner. There are more pix of Bob's new Dutch Friendship kilt in the Kilt Kamp picture thread (once I get them uploaded)

Highland coos! We heard that one of them went walkabout overnight, just took the fencing with her and was found halfway down the main fairgrounds way.


Some sweet Chevys, including one that went so well with the Dutch Friendship

Drum majors

Massed bands

XMarks meet-up: Alan H, Elizabeth, and Bob

And Alan at the sheaf

[Alan H]

Oooh, great sheaf shot!!. It was fun to meet up with sydnie and Bob and meet Elizabeth. Turns out that on Sunday, I harangue'd Mr. Elizabeth at the Athletics, getting him to hoist the 56 pound weight!

Here are a few shot of XMTS Athletes...

Moi, hanging out with Wee Lass and Masters class winner, Rachel S..



hanging out with the lads...that's RogerWS76 on the far right.



And winding up in the sheaf...



RogerWS76 rockin' the pink (Breast Cancer Awareness) and ready to uncork a stone throw...



and throwing

[Alan H]

AZwildcat pulling in weight over bar...



RogerWS76 putting a 28 pound weight throw out there....50+ feet!



GGGP stabs the sheaf bag...



Mrs. AZ wildcat throws her caber while RogerWS76 judges...

[Alan H]

GGGP builds some separation in the light weight throw...



Yours Truly, 28 weight for Distance....



AZwildcat lines up with the caber....



a slightly fuzzy AZ wildcat hitting in in weight over bar..

[Alan H]

Yours Truly and RogerWS76 show our best sides...



The lasses lightweight class struttin' their stuff....that's GGGP on the far left.



and an old action shot of GGGP, actually at the Vista Games, in San Diego, but what the heck.

[MacEanruig]

Fantastic photographs from OC Richard, Sydnie7, and Alan H. Xmarks was well represented.

[Dughlas mor]

Great pics, all three of you. Nice to get three different perspectives of the same event. The lasses lightweight class is most impressive!

[Stitchwiz]

Highland coos! We heard that one of them went walkabout overnight, just took the fencing with her and was found halfway down the main fairgrounds way.

Ah, she just wanted to have a different view.

With she horns like that, she can go where she wants. Even an electric fence is not a deterrent.

Good fences make good neighbours; but horns on cattle can mean that you may have no fences. That's why we dehorned our cattle.

[azwildcat96]

It was a good two days on the field. Thanks for sharing the pictures Alan.

[Elizabeth]

Nice pictures!

And from this time forward he shall be known as Mr. Elizabeth... haha!