Yesterday (Saturday, July 14th) was the Athena Caledonian Games in Athena, Oregon. It's a smaller games, but still plenty to see and do. A parade, piping, dancing, heavy athletics and sheepdog trials. First off, there was the parade. Athena is near Pendleton, home of the world famous Pendleton Roundup, and there were some rodeo princesses:

I was entered in three piping events and with a lot of luck and blessings (and practice), I took home three medals! Here's me playing:

And celebrating with another winning piper in the beer garden (it's the best place to celebrate):

Sheepdogs penning the sheep:

and enjoying the day when the work is done (I think this should be captioned 'my sheepdog is smarter than your honor student):

Both sexes represent in the heavy athletics: putting the stone, weight for distance and the sheaf toss:



These fellows are re-enactors who recreate the 42nd RHR Black Watch from the French and Indian (Seven Years) War period. Smart looking:

Of course there was music other than the pipes:

At the end of the day, it was time to go.


JMB