Houston Highland Games 2010

[Zardoz]

Here's X-Marker Medic78 throwing.


And here's the Shortbread contest, which I entered. I think of it as the part of the games for guys with bad knees and no musical talent!


Because of everything being inside, the pipe band competitions were a few feet away from the shortbread setup! Here's the world champ St.Thomas Highschool band marching in.



Here's the Girltorage congradulating me on my bronze metal for shortbread.


A rabble of X-Markers meet with the Saltire by the Clan MacIntyre tent.
Max (triolamj), Steve (Jack Daw), Wade (wrjohnson), Niles (Copey713), Mark (Zardoz), Shaun (Shaun Maxwell). We had at least a couple of other members that were on hand but didn't make the photo, Trifin and Medic 78.


A "pleat shot" because some of my girls were taking the photos...

More Saltire photos here; http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...3/index42.html

[Zardoz]

On Sunday, the sky began to clear! The ground was still too wet to do much outside, and it was hotter!


I had my coffee watching the amateur hammer throw demo.


And ran into Medic78.


I wanted to see where the "Highland Coo" burgers we ate came from..

And I met up with my friend Steve, we used to work at the same motorcycle dealership.


I saw a Longhorn steer in the next pasture..


X-Markers Medic78 and Shaun Maxwell.


Some Highland dancers


The kid's caber toss.


Shaun working his clan tent.


Max working the Irish American table, where we greeted the handfull of Irish at the games.

All in all, we had a nice time this year in spite of the challenges the weather threw at us, and I'm looking forward to the 40th annual games in 2011.