The Bellingham Highland Games - June 05th, 2010

[BoldHighlander]

The House of Gordon followed by Clan's Gregor & Gunn


This one is for Victoria (vmac3205):
Rod MacKenzie carrying the Clan Mackenzie banner


And this one I shot for MacMillan of Rathdown


Clan Stewart (the gent to the left wears two feathers in his bonnet & has a silver 2-feather cap badge)

[BoldHighlander]

This part of the thread is for Alan H

Because I had promised to assist at the Clan Donald booth I was only able to see a small portion of the heavy athletics (sorry, no caber shots ).

The 28 pound weight for distance:








Some of the athletes watching the 28 pound event.
The older gentleman in the center of the photo showed the young bucks just how this event was done!


Anybody ready to be schooled?

[BoldHighlander]

20 pound sheaf toss for height:

This looked like a near perfect toss, but actually it didn't get over the bar


They're all waiting for the sheaf to come back into the picture


I took this one for all the aficionados of modern kilts


Highland dancers

[BoldHighlander]

There was a display of original Highland uniforms that belong to a local piper/collector who played the pipes at my wedding back in 1996.
Unfortunately I was unable to ask Ira about the uniforms, so on a couple of them I'm guessing

51st Highland Division, the Gordon Highlanders


The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders


The Black Watch (1865 India campaign)


portions of the above uniform were worn by Ira when he piped at our wedding (also held at Hovander Homestead Park) in 1996.
Since we were Civil War reenactors we had an 1860's themed wedding:


back to the games:
The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders


The Seaforths

[BoldHighlander]

The Clan Donald booth

[BoldHighlander]

Here I met up with two fellow XMarkers who were manning the Clans Muir / Lamont booth.
left to right members Don, OldHiker, & moi: BoldHighlander

[BoldHighlander]

After a two year absence from the Bellingham games (just like moi), the infamous
Wicked Tinkers returned in fine style! Everyone had a grand time.



Aaron Shaw - bagpipes & vocals


Keith Jones - Snares & Percussion


Warren Casey - Tapan/Bass Drum & Bodhran


& CJ Henderson, the new guy on Didgeridoo & Bronze-age Horn (seen in his right hand)


audience participation required


getting close & personal with the audience

[BobsYourUncle]

What a fantastic post! I think you are right on the money with your attributions. I am a WWII reenactor whose unit portrays the 7th Bn Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders; our reenacting fellows also include WWII Black Watch. Your friend has a most impressive collection of kit. I'm not as familiar with the Seaforths and Camerons as I am with the others, but I think you got it all correctly. Nice example of a South African manufacture helmet on the Cameron display--three holes in the rim for a desert havelock [neck covering cloth]. Very impressive. If you friend wants to sell any of the kit, especially the Argyll items, please PM me with contact info. Thanks again for the great post! Cheers!

There was a display of original Highland uniforms that belong to a local piper/collector who played the pipes at my wedding back in 1996.
Unfortunately I was unable to ask Ira about the uniforms, so on a couple of them I'm guessing

51st Highland Division, the Gordon Highlanders


The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders


The Black Watch (1865 India campaign)


portions of the above uniform were worn by Ira when he piped at our wedding (also held at Hovander Homestead Park) in 1996.
Since we were Civil War reenactors we had an 1860's themed wedding:


back to the games:
The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders


The Seaforths

[BoldHighlander]

What a fantastic post! I think you are right on the money with your attributions. I am a WWII reenactor whose unit portrays the 7th Bn Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders; our reenacting fellows also include WWII Black Watch. Your friend has a most impressive collection of kit. I'm not as familiar with the Seaforths and Camerons as I am with the others, but I think you got it all correctly. Nice example of a South African manufacture helmet on the Cameron display--three holes in the rim for a desert havelock [neck covering cloth]. Very impressive. If you friend wants to sell any of the kit, especially the Argyll items, please PM me with contact info. Thanks again for the great post! Cheers!

Thanks ith:

Another uniform he has, but I haven't seen put on display in many years is one of those worn in the Shirley Temple film "Wee Willie Winkie".

[MacMillans son]

Nice photo spread Terry, I seem to be unable to get enough of photos of different kilts.

Can you, or anyone else, tell me what tartan "the older gentleman..." in the throwing photos is wearing? It looks like MacDonald but I am not sure which one, nor mill.
Any input would be appreciated!

Thanks again for posting, they're great!