I've been wanting a better pic of my USA Kilts Macdonald Semi-traditional to show the tartan in good light. My lady snapped this when we were at the Hopi Cultural Center for lunch yesterday. Hopi Cultural Center is on Second Mesa, Arizona on the Hopi Reservation.



While we were eating a Hopi elder in his 80s was seated near our table with his granddaughter and great grandson. He was facing my lady and he started up a conversation with her. He wound up moving his chair over to our booth to disturb other diners less and improve his ability to hear.

He went into a long disertation about his Tobacco Clan membership, the Hopi dances coming up this month, the Hopi beliefs about their emergence. All very serious, yet open and kind. A real treat for us. He had a USN tattoo on his left forearm, from his age, guessing late War 2 or Korea era.

We talked about 15 minutes until both our meals came and he returned to his family to eat.

Later, as we left, he said, "Have a nice trip." We thanked him and explained we were locals. While he never mentioned the kilt he sure got a good look at it when we came in and I'd encountered his great grandson in the men's room earlier...most likely the boy said something to him about a guy in a kilt. I'm guessing he thought we were foreign vacationers and took the time to come over and be an ambassador of sorts for his people.

He may have come over if I was wearing pants, but I don't think so.

Ron