For this exercise I’m going to subdivide the post into four parts: the politics, the crowds, the music, and the still lifes.
Since there really wasn’t all that much political that I didn’t cover in last night’s post I’ll begin there.
The politics:
I was sort of surprised that so few of our county elected officials turned out, although I can account for at least one being away. Our booth had one welcome visitor a little later:
And what were the Democrats up to?
Okay, I’m having a little fun at their expense. This was them on Sunday – I took this picture from in front of our space so it’s not a closeup. The tent is actually behind them.
It turned out we were tentless today as well – apparently the gusty winds caught our tent sometime last night and toppled it over, stakes and all. Undaunted, we set up shop today nonetheless.
The crowds:
I heard during a radio remote that Saturday’s crowd was a record. Didn’t look like it to me. The first picture was taken Saturday afternoon along the row of crafters, the second today in between the wineries.
The music:
I’m not a jazz guy at all – you can tell my tastes from the local band links I have on my site. But there were a lot of talented musicians on stage who should get their due, so I have shots of the seven groups who played the festival this time around.
Still life:
I just like to shoot some artsier shots when the AWF rolls around. Perhaps it’s the classical idea of bottles as still life, or just a question I had to ask. There’s only three, so pardon my indulgence.
Other than the tent mishap and being cold most of the time, the Autumn Wine Festival was a lot of fun, and I met friends old and new there. The interest in McCain items was a definite bonus on the political front, but watching the crowd was fun too. So I’m sure we’ll give this another go next year.
What’s the deal with Kratovil and Harris’ signs being the same color?