If you like a man in a kilt…
…you might like a few of the pictures I took this afternoon at the Greater Greenville Scottish Games and Highlands Festival.
I can’t quite pinpoint what it is about men in kilts throwing very heavy things that has such a wide appeal, but they’ve obviously got something going for them.
My only regret is that I didn’t have any gamblers with me. The prop betting potential for the Scottish Games was fantastic. I can’t tell you how badly I was jonesing to bet on whether the big guys could flip the caber end over end, or, as in the photo below, use a pitchfork to throw a heavy burlap sack over a large horizontal pole.
Update: Tom, a fellow local blogger and photographer. has a much more comprehensive report on the games over at Random Connections.
I’ve placed my order for one or two of those Scotsmen. How soon on delivery?
Aye laddie, there’s something about the way the tartan swishes when they walk that makes me think that perhaps all is well with the world.
Oh, and I loves me a good caber toss!
Sounds like something Wawfuls would do. Stop peeking under tartan Otis and get back to work.
I forgot how much those Highlanders loved their Hamburger Helper.
Enjoy the show Tuesday evening.