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Ye large man with cute elf ears.
Yesterday, we took Marcus' family to the Texas Renaissance Festival. I am always somewhat ambivalent about going to the Texas Renaissance Festival, specifically when it comes to taking Marcus' family there. "Are you sure?" I always ask. "I mean, wouldn't it be at least mildly distasteful to your family to go to a place with a bunch of Texans speaking in bad English accents?" Marcus always disagrees.
Personally, I think it's just because he's looking forward to drinking flagons of ale.
One great thing about the RenFest, though: it certainly makes for interesting photo ops.
Ye old knight with a heart around one of his pointy metal nipples.
I considered the image above for an upcoming Love Thursday, but then decided against it.
Ye faire maiden.
Ye maiden with a highly impressive (and somewhat terrifying) décolletage.
Ye maiden who kept shouting "I want a husband! Are you married? I want a husband!!" Methinks there was some ye-mighty-strong-mead in her stein.
Ye another faire maiden.
Ye man with a decidedly sickly green pallor.
Ye lady blowing bubbles.
Ye ... elephant?
Ye Uncle Matt eating a turkey leg.
Ye fairest maiden in all of the land.
Ye fairest maiden in all of the land humiliating her father with her skirt.
Song: Love story by Taylor Swift. I actually despise this song, but you would be surprised how few contemporary songs there are out there with a Renaissance-era theme.
Sat, November 28, 2009
Reader Comments (18)
I LOVE your images. One of these days I will get to a Renaissance Fair.
The shot of the elephant is amazing...
I'm laughing so hard the tears are forming. Beautiful pictures. Great storytelling.
Thank You!
Funny!
That last picture is fantastic.
What a wonderful collection of photos! The images are great, but the captions MAKE it. :)
LOVE the bubbles pic!
Perfect. Daughters and their skirts push the limits of a daddy's humiliation.
what fun!
this year i went to the renaissance festival in nyc for the first time. it was fascinating. after i got over the inaccuracies (why are so many people wearing pointy ears? wait... is that princess leia? etc) and relaxed i had a great time.
beyond --
I decided that the pointy ears was an homage to Shakespeare's "Midsummer's Night Dream," and it made me feel a bit better, since Shakespeare was Renaissance-era. ;)
Princess Leia is seriously odd, though.
K.
These are fabulous shots. Love the last one especially.