It was Texas hot and as you know everything is bigger in Texas so the weather has to be hotter. We began our day by attending the Kirk Service. It is the worship service and we joined with the others in worshipping our God and Father. There were 8 or 9 different denominations represented there but we all had one goal - to worship our Lord.
The preacher was from Scotland originally and he now lives in Texas but still has that wonderful Scottish brogue. Our singing was accompanied a guitarist and a harpist. I tell you, if there are musical instruments in heaven the harp is surely there for it sounded "heavenly."
After the service we began the journey to find our clan's tents. My family is the Pollock or Polk clan which is part of the Maxwell clan and they didn't have a tent. We were disappointed but maybe next year. Roy's family is a sept of the Gunn clan and they had a tent and a warm welcome.




The other singer was Alex Beaton from Scotland but now living in California. He has a wonderful, deep, smooth voice that you can listen to for hours. He accompanied himself on the guitar and entertained us with the old songs or Scotland. He is not only a musician but also manages many of the Celtic singers here.

The next activity we watched was the hammer toss where they toss a large lead ball that weighs about 60 pounds to see who can chunk it farther. It is quite a skill and those are big men who participate in this sport. This game has been played for hundreds of years and takes not only strength but also a great deal of skill. It was beautiful to watch the techniques used by these strong men.
As you can see they participated in this sport wearing kilts.
This is the North Texas Police Scottish band made up of bagpipes and drummers. The man playing the bass drum in the center was very good and really enjoyed his performance. I think he may be the leader. They have won quite a few competitions. The skirl of the bagpipes soared all around us and if you closed your eyes you could almost believe you were in Scotland.
Ya'll come back to see me and try to stay cool in this triple digit weather.
Nuff said,
The Georgia Peach





Cindy and I finally had all of the heat we could take and we headed for the car and home. We had a great time and I had my first taste of Scottish Eggs which are quite good.
It was a wonderful day and except for the heat it was a perfect day. We hope to go to the one in North Carolina or at Stone Mountain, GA in the near future for it is interesting. Maybe I can make us kilts to wear.
Ya'll come back to see me and try to stay cool in this triple digit weather.
Nuff said,
The Georgia Peach
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