Sam, the girls and I went to
Latta Planation over the weekend. Taylor is such a history buff right now and Charlotte is full of history. If nothing else, I am learning there are two sides to every story. The "Southern" version that Taylor is learning is sometimes very different from the "Northern" version I learned in school.
They were staging a Revolutionary War Reenactment at the plantation and we thought Taylor would enjoy it. We didn't stay for the actual reenactment but wandering around chatting with the people was very interesting and we had a good time.
The sun was a bit harsh for my liking but I was still able to get some nice shots.
I chatted with the blacksmith for a bit, somehow we got on the topic of snow. His wife was from somewhere up northeast. He kept working as we talked. I am not sure what he was making but he must have left it in the fire a bit too long, because when he took it out and hit it with a hammer, the tip went flying off like a rocket. He had to chase it down, stomp on it and then empty his mug of water on it. "Damn that wasn't suppose to happen". When I asked to take his photo he wanted to make sure I got his "best side".
"Benjamin Franklin" made an appearence since he was on his Southern Tour. He was supposed to debated "John Adams", only "John" didn't show. Poor Ben, he was left to take questions from the "guests". Which was a bit painful, since Ben was a bit deaf and couldn't hear the questions. And really wasn't prepared for the ones he did.
And then there was this gentleman. He was quite entertaining and when I asked to take his photo, he proceeded to tell me his photo was in the every post office for 4 states. I didn't have the heart to tell him I don't think they had post offices during the Revolutionary War. And besides I am sure he was the Jedi Knight at the Microsoft Sharepoint gig I went to.
If you would like to see more photos from Latta Plantation, please check out my flickr page,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/debra_pictures
