Greensboro was action packed with free events this weekend. Here we see a photo from the Summer Solstice Celebration 2010 held in the Greensboro Arboretum on Sunday. These beautifully decorated women were over the top beautiful in costume and in spirit. Here we see them at 8pm. They were fluttering around reminding vendors that it was time to pack up and prepare for the fire show. If you missed this wonderful event, put it on your calendar for next year! The vendors, entertainment, attendees, it was just perfect! This the weather was HOT and dry, making strolling through the misting pipes even more enjoyable!
We're at the longest days of the year and our town is taking advantage of all of the hours of daylight! We're sharing this one with Mellow Yellow Monday. Stop back every day this week to enjoy photos from all of the FREE events we attended this weekend.
Looks like a lot of fun, colorful, too.
Posted by: Bill B | Monday, June 21, 2010 at 06:41 AM
Quite the fancy ladies! Sounds like a fun time!
Posted by: leif hagen | Monday, June 21, 2010 at 06:55 AM
They will certainly stand out in a crowd. Seems like a fun summer event.
Posted by: Steffe | Monday, June 21, 2010 at 07:31 AM
You've captured the heat and the fun it looks like. Stay cool!
Posted by: birdman | Monday, June 21, 2010 at 08:34 AM
Oh what great fun and love the costumes.
Posted by: Joanne Olivieri | Monday, June 21, 2010 at 10:46 AM
merry vibes from this shot...so colorful...
thanks for the visit!
Happy Monday!
Posted by: Daniela | Monday, June 21, 2010 at 10:52 AM
Hi There! It's so nice to meet you. Thank you for visiting and leaving such a sweet comment. I've had such fun wandering through your wonderful blog. What a lot of fun! Your photos are fabulous. I've not been to North Carolina but now you've made me want to go.
Posted by: Musings | Monday, June 21, 2010 at 01:02 PM
Love this!
Were there any druids? ;-)
Jaune, jaundice. Jaundice in French is "jaunisse". I haven't looked it up but my guess is that it's one of the numerous English words that are literal adaptations from the French language. That's due to the Plantagenêt kings of French descent who ruled England for quite a long time, right up to the Tudor age. At the time, French was the official court language in England.
Re. flea market. No, this isn't a flea market, it's what I believe you would call a garage sale. In French, "vide-greniers" = empty your attic.
Posted by: cieldequimper | Monday, June 21, 2010 at 01:08 PM
I love any event that gives people an excuse to wear costumes. Sounds fun. And don't worry about the laws disallowing gas pumping - they're from 1949, although we voted to uphold in in 1984 (before I arrived). New Jersey is the other state that has a similar law. Supposedly it's about safety and giving jobs to people. I think the job excuse is a poor one, since gas stations are not known for having a lot of people at the ready to help out (at least here), and safety . . . well, there may have been an accident once or twice in Oregon's past, but it's not like the other 48 states (not counting NJ) have people going up in flames at the gas pumps every day! Crazy, huh?
Posted by: tapirgal | Monday, June 21, 2010 at 01:20 PM
Well, you've sold me on the benefits of attending this event!
Re: your comment on Florida Fotos - I've posted some pictures of Rawling's home/property previously, but I can't remember what I titled them. Very interesting place and not too far from us.
Posted by: Jacob | Monday, June 21, 2010 at 02:44 PM
Looks like a fun and colorful event. The costumes are pretty.
Posted by: Eileen | Monday, June 21, 2010 at 03:44 PM
That looks like a lot of fun and so colourful. Thank you for your comments on my blog.
Posted by: Riet | Monday, June 21, 2010 at 04:08 PM
Oh, I love this photo! I would have loved to have been there. There is a summer solstice festival in Santa Barbara, where I'm headed on Wednesday but I think it was this past weekend, as yours was.
Thank you for your comment about my friend Bobbie. It's so true how bonds can be formed when people share themselves in friendship on the 'net. Blogging has been a blessing for me in that way. And Bobbie was one of the best friends I had here.
Best,
Gina
Posted by: pagan sphinx | Monday, June 21, 2010 at 05:00 PM
Thank you for helping us celebrate the Summer Solstice! We had a wonderful crowd of fun and artistic friends that gathered together on Sunday. Thanks for sharing this photo of me and my best friend, the Peacock Queen. We LOVE fluttering about year after year! For those interested, the artist who painted me is Scott Fray www.livingbrush.com - He is truly amazing!
Cheers - See you at Solstice 2011!
Carley Sassmann
Posted by: Carley Sassmann | Monday, June 21, 2010 at 09:23 PM
Great photo!
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The themes are:
Monday - Creative Colors
Tuesday - Macro
Wednesday - 2 of a kind
Thursday - Urban
Friday - Sunset
The winning photo for every theme/week gets their photo published on the website, check it out and ill be glad if you would join :)
Have a good one!
Posted by: Cai - Weekday Photos | Monday, June 21, 2010 at 10:56 PM
sounds like a good time was had by all
Posted by: gerald | Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at 03:28 PM
What a nice way to celebrate!
Posted by: Thérèse | Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at 08:35 PM