10 April 2010

Ah, Hamel

You just never know what you're going to see out on a bike ride. Today we saw at a neighboring farm, redcoats and patriots reenacting some battle from the Revolutionary war - cannon, flags, and all. As the men were preparing to engage in battle and giving the battle cry, I mentioned to Cin: "Men and their toys."

9 comments:

Sam said...

Ahem... aren't you the one with the funny shoes...

William Weedon said...

yeah. want to make something of it? huh? ;)

PHW said...

Don't mock us reenactor types.
>:-(

William Weedon said...

Hey, I know better than mock men armed with cannons and muskets...

Rev. Paul T. McCain said...

I saw some of your weird little toe shoes, when I went into to get some new hiking boots.

They even sell cute little toe socks for them.

William Weedon said...

Yeah, Paul. Come run with me 15 miles - me in my shoes and you in whatever shoes you choose - and then we'll talk. :)

George said...

I didn't realize the Revolutionary War made it out so far west. :)

Josh Schroeder said...

You sure it wasn't a tax day tea party?

Past Elder said...

George has a point. Although, I remember being at the reconstructed British fort at Loudon TN. It was built by South Carolina to protect the Cherokee (among whom are some of my kids ancestors) British alliance during the French and Indian difficulties. The alliance fell apart, and the fort fell to the Cherokee on 6 August 1760. The site was vacant for centuries and I saw it a year after its reconstruction in 1965. However, TVA dams place the Little Tennessee River by the fort, which is not where it was then.

Not exactly Illinois. And, I remember thinking you put a bunch of us English guys out there with no showers and no river for a period of time and it won't be so good for the nose after a while.