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.

2 Things Challenge: In the Sky/Plus

The 2 Things Challenge this week is: In the Sky/Plus.

Down Side Up

I'm sure one of the cardinal rules of flying aircraft is to land with the down side down.  That does not apply to dragonflies, however.

It was windy at the beach and this one took refuge under the roof of our patio.

2 Things Challenge: Eye/Sharp

The 2 Things Challenge this week is Eye/Sharp.

While in Ft. Walton Beach, we visited an outlet mall which had a Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory.  The treats inside were not only sweets for the tummy, but there was plenty of eye candy as well.

And if you finished one of these (which we didn't) you would have a sharp stick to do with as you wish.  Just be careful of your eye.