2. 2005

Renaissance Festival 2005

Anna, Adam, Molly, Katie, her friend Becky, and I headed out for a day at the Ren Fest. We ate lots of tasty food, took in a show, browsed around, and cheered for our jerk-of-a-knight at the joust.

Katie also took some great photos, which you can pester her for.
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  • Becky's Masquerade

    Becky's Masquerade

  • Molls

    Molls

  • Masked Adam

    Masked Adam

  • Roses

    Roses

    THESE flowers were REAL

  • Glass Ornament

    Glass Ornament

  • Glass Mugs

    Glass Mugs

  • Flowers

    Flowers

    Which turned out to be fake. :(

  • Watchin' the demo

    Watchin' the demo

    Katie, Molly, and Anna watch the glass blowing demonstration. The guy doing the demonstration dropped the piece right before it was finished.

  • Linda's Hairlooms

    Linda's Hairlooms

  • The whole rack

    The whole rack

  • Glass ornaments from below

    Glass ornaments from below

    photo by Adam

  • Blown Glass Bobbles

    Blown Glass Bobbles

  • The shop that made chainmail

    The shop that made chainmail

  • Katie & the chainmail man

    Katie & the chainmail man

  • Blue Glass Stuff

    Blue Glass Stuff

  • Don Juan & Esmerelda

    Don Juan & Esmerelda

    The "Don Juan and Miguel Show" featured a young female with a whip this time. Sterling Renaissance Festival, 2005

  • Renaissance Hat #1

    Renaissance Hat #1

  • Becky & Katie

    Becky & Katie

  • Renaissance Hat #2

    Renaissance Hat #2

  • Renaissance Hat #3

    Renaissance Hat #3

  • Renaissance Hat #4

    Renaissance Hat #4

  • Katie, Becky, and a Large Camel

    Katie, Becky, and a Large Camel

    They really liked the camel.

  • The big camel

    The big camel

  • Katie, Becky, and the Camel

    Katie, Becky, and the Camel

  • Anna & My Foot

    Anna & My Foot

    Anna found that completely burying my foot in grass made for an entertaining pasttime ...

  • Renaissance Elephant?

    Renaissance Elephant?

    Frankly, I think he should've been dressed up as Shakespeare.

  • Katie drinks!

    Katie drinks!

  • Oh no!

    Oh no!

    "Becky has died of exhaustion." NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!@#! We bury her along the trail, re-hook up the oxen, and continue on our way.

  • Vine-covered photo shop

    Vine-covered photo shop

  • Anna continues the burial

    Anna continues the burial

    ... but she readily enjoyed. photo by Adam

  • Buried Big Foot

    Buried Big Foot

    ... which I had mixed feelings about ... photo by Molly

  • Katie, Becky, and the crowd

    Katie, Becky, and the crowd

    The girls wait for the joust to begin

  • Blue Knight 1

    Blue Knight 1

    He was kind of a bastard, but we didn't know that at first, so we cheered.

  • Blue Knight 2

    Blue Knight 2

    Then the girls didn't like him because the other knights were hotter.

  • Red Knight

    Red Knight

  • The Joust

    The Joust

    (I don't actually have any decent photos of the jousting itself)

  • Knight Fight!

    Knight Fight!

    Last year we only had 2 knights fightin', but apparently this year more bloodshed was required so we had FOUR!

  • Adam & Katie

    Adam & Katie

    I love these guys.

  • Caged Birds

    Caged Birds

    It's okay, though, because they're fake.

  • Queen's Tea Room

    Queen's Tea Room

    This pavillion was for a "by invitation only" tea with the queen. It was empty when we showed up.

  • Female Fountain

    Female Fountain

    A female HARPY fountain

  • Fish Fountain

    Fish Fountain

  • Walkin' to the car

    Walkin' to the car

    Becky, Melinda, Anna, and Molly walk to the car.

  • Adam drinks blood

    Adam drinks blood

    or birch beer. But he's a vampire, so it's okay either way.

  • Wooden Tongue

    Wooden Tongue

    A wood-carving near the Apple-Dumpling stand which I thought was awesome. The carving, and the dumpling.

  • Becky & Katie sitting on posts

    Becky & Katie sitting on posts

  • All Tuckered Out

    All Tuckered Out

    The girls, save Molly, sleep on the way home. photo by Adam

  • Katie in the car-field

    Katie in the car-field

    Katie giggles at how quickly Melinda joined our merry party.

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