Whigmaleerie Day

Wilsonville, the little one stop light town from whence cometh my mail, held it's second annual Whigmaleerie Day on October 29.  What is a whigmaleerie?  It's a term of Scottish origin which means a whim or a gimmick.  The town decided to hold the event to celebrate their Scottish heritage.  Apparently, John Wilson, the town's founder, was Scottish.  

They had a few booths for local craft and food vendors, an antique car and tractor show (with about 6 cars and a similar number of tractors),

 

an airplane flyover, and, the highlight for me, a performance by Birmingham Pipes and Drums.  It was a little chilly for a skirt, but they all were appropriately dressed.

2 Things Challenge: Wet/Hot

The 2 Things Challenge this week was Wet/Hot.

Pepsi is wet, but when it's a balloon,

 it can get pretty hot.

2 Things Challenge: Bar/Yellow

The 2 Things Challenge this week was Bar/Yellow.

View From The Columbiana Jail, . . . er. . . Playground

Grown Up Red

Last February I posted a couple of photos (here) of a juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk that inhabited the valley near Kristina's house.  Well over the summer he grew up and donned his adult plumage.