Sunday, May 1, 2011

The Blizzard's Never Seen the Desert Sands

Yesterday we went to a War of 1812 reenactment. The people putting it on actually live in their tents for the whole weekend, cook their meals over a fire, and are in full militia uniform. Whole families participate and it's like stepping back in time. Everything looks so real. Here are some pictures of that.

Drilling

Inside one of the tents that people are staying in for the weekend.
A family getting ready for dinner.

The blacksmith.
We were thirsty so we bought a drink. It was lemonade and it came like this. SO cool. I was thrilled. I feel like we should drink all things out of corked bottles.
While we were waiting for the war we went wandering around the reservation and found a path in the woods which led to this. We love boardwalks and bridges and so we were very excited.

Those plants were so green compared to everything else!
That is where we were headed. I LOVE bridges.

Crossing the bridge
Playing in the woods
The battle begins!
The British arrive on the scene
Advancing and leaving the dead on the field
The Americans have been driven off
Indians! Complete with mohawks
Heading back to camp after the battle. Yes they fire those canons.
Getting out of formal uniform dress
Afterwards we went back to the house for dinner and then we went to the theater to see The Hobbit. It was well-done and quite fun. We realized while we were there that we had just lived out an exciting Saturday for retirees. We then decided that we aren't acting like old people, but rather that we find pleasure in a wider variety of activities and are easily amused. Being easily amused is a wonderful quality I think.. I feel like we must be happier more often if it's easier for things to make us smile.

Today I am home. 
It's only been a few hours since he left me here.
I hate the leaving part.

5 comments:

Thalia said...

where did you see the hobbit?? as in a play or in the movie theater??

Brooke Angeline said...

A play! In London at the Grand Theatre.

Sarah Vandervecht said...

you saw The Hobbit play! also where was all this excitement happening! In London, I wanna live like the 1800's for a weekend!

Katie said...

gah! very jealous. I really want to see a reenactment! =)

Brooke Angeline said...

It was just outside of London near a town called Delaware which used to be a fort during the Battle of 1812. Super fun :)