[Jararvellir] Pictures from The Skye is the Limit

[Shava]

There might be times when I'm driving the 800 miles from Jararvellir to
Castel Rouge that I will either curse or make plans in my mind for a matter
transmitter that will get me there before I've even left home. There really
are. However, every time I am up there I feel like I have arrived home. I
love that Barony as if it were my own and I love the people. I enjoy the
event held near the small town of Gimli (not named after any dwarf) every
September long weekend (to use the local venacular) when the Canadian Labour
Day coincides with our Labour Day here in the States. For those that haven't
made the trip to this fine event, you're missing a great way to see out the
summer. It is unfortunate, though, that the event steward's order to the
nature fates got mixed up somewhere along the line and instead of the much
desired Northern Lights we got a storm of mosquitoes the like that I have
not seen since Shattered Oak named one of their events with the ill-fated
name of "Mosquito Coast".

However, we doused ourselves in modern chemicals and braved the world so
that we could enjoy many things this past weekend. From the Friday night War
Court (a dark ages court held well after dark around a bonfire) to more
archery than most archers can shake an arrow at to the first Vicar's Cup (an
A&S competition that showed off some incredible, creative work from the
populace) to the last court of TE Hreodbeorht of Harhun-dell and Faerisa
Gwynarden to the Investiture of HE Isobel atte Wode and the acknowledgement
of HE James Erec of York as the new Baron & Baroness (HE Erec is on crusade
and will return by 12th Night to claim his place on the High Seat of the
Barony). It was a glorious weekend of fun, friends, and feasting. One of the
joys of this event is the package deal. For less than the cost of one night
in most motels, one can have a bed for the weeekend and four meals that
included a marvelous feast on Saturday night.

Speaking of the feast, I tried an experiment this year. It not only was an
interesting experiment but also a game of farspeaker. The Hall was a bit
crowded and I was in the middle of one side of our table very close to
another table and getting in and out usually disturbed a bunch of folks. So,
I handed my camera to Johann at the next table and said "Take 5 pictures of
your table and pass it on, asking them to do the same." By the time it made
it back to me, I was told they were told "Take a picture from both ends of
your table and pass it on." Gotta love it! I have created a specific
sub-album just for those pictures.

My view of the weekend can be found at
http://nsgallery.melm.org/main.php?g2_itemId=123006.

Also, I had the opportunity to add two more videos to my youtube channel.
http://www.youtube.com/shavasue now has a video of Master Aleksandr
Vasilevych Lev singing a song written by Duke Conn MacNeil and Lord Armonn
Bonaventa singing an original song he wrote for the war song competition at
WW this year. I hope you will enjoy both as well as the other videos I've
been lucky enough to capture.

Pax-
Shava

Usual post-script: As always, for my  pictures, feel free to leave comments
and help me label the  pictures, use any picture for SCA purposes, ask me to
delete something if you don't like it via private message, or share with
your friends and family.Also, please pass on the link to other lists if you
wish.

-- 
I remain, in service to the Northshield, our Society, and most of all, to
the populace~~

justShava®
Elashava bas Riva, CL, CP,
Northshield Kingdom Chronicler
13th Viscountess of Northshield,
Baroness of the Court of Edmund III and Katryn III
(mka Sue Gilbert)  3314 Ridgeway Ave.  Madison, WI  53704 phone:
608.244.2845; cell 608.213.1107
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