Independence Day at Ardenwood Farm 2012
On the 4th of July we celebrated like it was 1900! Several Bethany folks ventured to the East Bay's Ardenwood Historic Farm, and joined in some old fashioned games like egg toss, pie eating, and watermelon seed spitting... we sampled the hand cranked ice cream while listening to blue grass music... relaxed on the beautiful grounds while enjoying a picnic lunch while being entertained by a brass band playing turn of the century standards... toured the Patterson’s Victorian Farm house...and once again won the water bucket brigade!
Fife and drum corp
some of those revolutionary soldiers are pretty young!
gathering for the egg toss
Tamra tosses to Dave…
… and Dave catches it (we hope!)
Aaron throws to brother Matt…
Matt eagerly awaits the toss
Suffragettes unite!
Way to go, ladies!
Roxane and Dave
George and Lyn
Tamra, Andy, Jenna and Melinda
Tamra
Matt and Andy
Aaron and Nelson
our intrepid and award-winning bucket brigade team!
waiting for the start of the brigade
Winners! again!
it was a beautiful day at the farm!
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