In the past few months, my sister and I have been wonderfully blessed to be able to live in North Suffolk half a mile from the town of Driver...which I guess is more of borough than anything since it is part of the city of Suffolk. Yesterday, my sister and I took our three young charges down to see the sites. It was quaint and fun, with all of the usual festival/fair type crafty things, several produce stands with pumpkins, good food, and a ton of bounce houses for the kids. Since it's in Suffolk, Virginia, there were Civil War reenactors of both varieties, a blacksmith tent, and a show of antique tractors. It's nice to get out at events like that and just talk to people. I met a Mr. Bailey who refinished the 1941 Farmall tractor, and learned that it had been a retirement present from a friend. Who gives their friend a tractor? The small town was bursting at the seems with literally thousands of participants, while a country band rocked out on the stage. In any case, it's a fun way to pass the time of a weekend.
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| Pony rides! and Polkadot boots for the occasion! |
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| The moon walk...complete with random kid flying across screen. |
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| racing through the obstacle course! |
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| Charge #2 climbing through the race course! |
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| And who said you had to stay on the beaten path, or the red stripe, for that matter? |
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| Charge number three loved looking at everything! He really is happy, just squinting in the sun. |
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| Coolest banjo ever! Owned by one of the Mechanized Sons of the Confederacy. |
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| Charge #1 with 24 pound field howitzer. |
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| 1941 Farmall H beautifully refinished. |
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| These musicians wandered up and down the road. The man on the right is wearing a washboard! |
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| The Teddy Bear Express! |
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| Charge #1 talking to a wrought iron butterfly on one the displays. |
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| Homebrewed root beer! |
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