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Today, we went to the Colorado Renaissance Festival.  It was a hot day but we had fun.  Personally, I like being in a community, if a temporary one, where there's such a high percentage of people who know how to make things!!  I tried to travel light and only took a short lens, so I didn't get many pictures of people and costumes.  I did take a few pictures though, here are some from the day.  Can you guess what they are?  Answers at the bottom.


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From top to bottom: an astrolabe, a hammock in the making, an elephant trunk, a barn owl, and finally, the smiling camel who gave two of my boys a ride. 

Comments

  1. How thrilled the boys must have been! We have a camel here, too - his name is Izzy! Beautiful photos - you fooled me on the elephants trunk - also a strange animal for a renaissance festival! Love the barn owl - we have a barn owl family near our backyard - very curious owls, too!
    Cheers!

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  2. How fun! We love going to renaiisance festival(picked up some great yarn last year!!!). Fab pictures - especially loving the smiling camel :)

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  3. What a fun day! Great pictures; I hadn't heard of an astrolabe before :)

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  4. How Fun! You're lucky you have a renaissance festival so close to you. Love the pictures -- the elephant trunk was an "I have no idea"!

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  5. Wow! Sounds like a very fun filled day! :)

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