Stone Mountain Highland Games 2010

[ForresterModern]

I will add a few to the album for posterity's sake, although I did not take a whole lot, and have none of me since Wife stayed home not feeling well.

First, the STM tent with the Clan Newsome contingent and Turpin present representing Clan Gordon, my obligatory picture of little Madeline (everybody has to have one, right?).



The Xmarks members gathering near the Clan Gordon tent on Saturday afternoon. I am terrible remembering names so feel free to label yourselves and others you recognize by name.



The Clan Forrester tent, where I met some long, long lost relatives, my clan, for the first time.





jeff

[cavscout]

Let me see how my memory is...from Left to Right we have: (my apologies in advance if I mis-identify anyone)

cavscout, kiltedsawyer(?), ForesterModern, Tyger, Turpin, MacKay71(?), Shawhighlander, Leprechaun-91

Atlanta Kiltie was present but had to get to a performance of the Athol Highlanders before we snapped the pic, and I also caught site of Southern Scot and Cawdorian over at the Lamont tent.

It was nice to reacquaint with old friends and meet ForesterModern (aka Jeff). I hope you enjoyed your time in Georgia.

The Xmarks members gathering near the Clan Gordon tent on Saturday afternoon. I am terrible remembering names so feel free to label yourselves and others you recognize by name.

[MacBubba45]

Jim Kilpatrick, Julia Grant-Adams, Colin Grant-Adams, and myself.

Hawk Talk.

Young clan member who competed this weekend.

Holding court.

I have a copy of George Black's Surnames Of Scotland with a "Looking For Ancestors?" sign to lure people towards the tent. Works very well.

I'm not a participating Country Dance fan but I know several people who are. Rhonda gave me a head's up this year about a new dance written by two serving Colquhouns in the Black Watch called The Kandahar Reel.

The dance imitates the rotors on medivac helicopters. Half the proceeds of music sales go to ABF The Soldier's Charity. You can Google The Kandahar Reel for more information and to see it performed on youtube.

I'll post some more pictures I took on a film camera later if they came out OK.

[Tobus]

It's nice to see an active Colquhoun group, MacBubba45! Down here, there usually isn't a Colquhoun presence at all, or it's one lonely little table that doesn't get any visitors (except me).

Thanks for the info on the Kandahar Reel. I'm gonna look that one up for sure.

[cavscout]

That's Great! Congratulations to you both!

[Jock Scot]

Oh well done Laddie! Good luck to you both. Now where is my glass? There it is! A glass of Scotland's finest is raised in salute to you both.

[Santa Kona]

Well done best of luck to you both.

[thescot]

Congratulations to Shawhighlander for great photos and real style. You surely know how to do things right. I suspect that the lovely young lady is as fortunate to have you as you are to have her.

BTW, your uniform was really nice.

[ForresterModern]

Thanks Cavscout for the caption names to my xmarks picture. I suck at remembering names.

Congrats Eoin, well done, and you make a lovely couple.

j

[M. A. C. Newsome]

What lovely engagement pictures! Congratulations, you two!

It was good to see photos of Jim Kilpatrick. I missed seeing him at the Games and I hoped he had made it.