Thursday, November 06, 2008
Hardly Strictly: Photos from the Bluegrass Nursery
So in lieu of the usual verbiage (you’re welcome) I’m going to toss up a handful of recent photos. For certain reasons which will remain unstated I will have to rely on what’s on my thumbdrive, but there are some really nice shots in here taken about a month ago at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. However, since I rarely got close enough to any stage to take a decent “action” photo, and since those photos always make me wish I was listening instead of looking, I’m going to concentrate on my own party experience - mostly defined by the raucous laughter of peopleinis. To wit:
On our way into the venue on Saturday, Zach demonstrates his spectator skillz:
Later on Saturday, Zach and Kaleb enjoy some russian cornpuff treats. They tasted awful. I don’t think the kids were too concerned with “taste” at the time, though.
On Sunday, we really got down with the crowd. Here, Z-bot, Kaleb and young master Aaron confer regarding the upcoming election: run around screaming, or stuff dirt in each other’s pants? The electorate was split.
Shortly thereafter, the long ‘loons came out, together with Ji-Hun and Shi-An. And there was much rejoicing.
About this time we were delighted by a visit from ol’ Mike Watson, a friend from college. He was busking between sets and favored us with a nice Nashville Blues. Talk about adding texture to the experience.
Once Mike left, though, the kids were, oh, what’s the word? Energized, I guess. Kel tried to keep things at a dull roar but the “dull” part just didn’t fit with the day’s festivities.
Finally, a closing image-statement from Zach, as to his overall impression of the experience:
With luck I’ll have a street scene essay sooner or later. Let’s see how it shakes out - I’m writing all day at work lately and it’s wearing out my verbs!
