{"id":4416,"date":"2010-08-08T18:54:45","date_gmt":"2010-08-09T01:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/?p=4416"},"modified":"2010-08-08T18:59:15","modified_gmt":"2010-08-09T01:59:15","slug":"iowa-irish-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/?p=4416","title":{"rendered":"Iowa Irish Fest."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"DSC_0122.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/4874117648\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4074\/4874117648_082df83533.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0122.JPG\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0127.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/4874126498\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4120\/4874126498_cdafaed8a6.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0127.JPG\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This weekend Julie and I made our maiden journey into Iowa for the Mayberry &#8211; Fredrick Wedding in Waterloo. \u00a0It just so happens that this weekend was <a title=\"Iowa Irish Fest.\" href=\"http:\/\/iowairishfest.com\/wordpress\/\">Iowa Irish Fest<\/a>. \u00a0We spent the afternoon checking out the Highland Games&#8217; <a title=\"Wikipedia:  Caber Toss.\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caber_toss\">caber toss<\/a>. \u00a0The caber toss consists of men picking up a telephone pole and flipping it completely in the air while trying to make it land straight. \u00a0It&#8217;s something that is best seen in person as you can imagine.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC_0195.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/4874159650\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4075\/4874159650_0f45a3c6f6_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0195.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0114.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/4874106548\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4095\/4874106548_e3549cdddf_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0114.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0165.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/4873547615\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4141\/4873547615_a410532198_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0165.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0133.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/4874137978\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4120\/4874137978_13aecbeef9_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0133.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Side Notes:<br \/>\n*The rest of my photographs are on <a title=\"Iowa Irish Fest.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/sets\/72157624683776680\/with\/4874142308\/\">Flickr<\/a>.<br \/>\n** I&#8217;m seriously pondering buying a kilt.<br \/>\n*** The top photograph is of the man who was in charge of the caber toss competition. \u00a0Yes, he&#8217;s carrying a giant hammer just in case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend Julie and I made our maiden journey into Iowa for the Mayberry &#8211; 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