Festival Fun!

            We went over to Moulton for the Alabama Chicken and Egg Festival on Saturday and saw some awesome birds... before we get to those, there were some other great ideas and exhibits.

     Gaither Folk Art Pottery was there with his amazing pottery.  He's sold a few pieces up this way and we hope to get him up here again soon. 

 

 I never had the patience for piecing quilt tops, but I loved the quilting part. Need to make time for that again...

 There were several quilters displaying. I love the colors on this green / beige / red.



 



Here's a good use of 'gently used' linens, pillowcase dresses for little ones. 

I didn't get a good shot of the details, but they were quite lovely with lace and ribbon trims. 

Good old cotton linens make good aprons too, easy to dress up with fabric paints or appliques and more advanced techniques.

 Clay and pottery were popular at the festival's Southern Folklife Art and Gentleman Farmer displays.  Here's another potter giving people a chance to throw thier own mini-pot. 





Whittled Chickens were popular...

More skills on display:  Caning

Horse riding

HAND POWERED FORGE

Metalworking

WHO NEEDS A CHAINSAW?

A 'green' ride?  This is a handpowered gyro...does it count?

Ok, Ok... on to the birds!  There were so many gorgeous birds, I really hate we missed getting a picture of some of them, maybe they'll post the winners in each breed on the website.
 

 

LARGE BIRD AND BEAUTIFUL~





ONE OF MY FAVORITE BREEDS BUT A BIT LARGE FOR THE HOME FLOCK




FLUFFY BIRDS~





STUNNING COLORS



A VERY NICE PAIR

 



 And last, but not least.... Buster, The Wonder Goat!   Who is female, and 'with kid' and very sweet.   This is the right place according to the festival map, so that must be him.. er, her.  She was a nice goat, with two cute kids all playing mostly happily with the ducks, rabbits, piglets and children.