Fauquier's 250

Fauquier county's birthday is apparently the day before Widgie's! They had a big, huge parade, complete with the usual array of Confederate soldiers and ladies. Its become so common to see Conferederate officers in town that I didn't even bother taking pictures. The Widge now believes that Confederate uniforms, as well as Revolutionary garb, are just varieties of regular clothing. "See the man in the funny clothes?" I'll say, gesturing to a Jeb Stuart reenactor. "Where?" he'll say, scanning the crowd.

We did, however, have the treat of a private concert fro a local piper: he had just taken his bagpipes back into the Scoti, when we tapped on the door to ask if we could see them. He showed them off, played the obligatoy "Scotland the brave" and posed for a photo.
my favorite car from the parade!! I've seen this one in paradea before. Some of the old cars I see cruising around the county on a regular basis, not this one so much.Foxhunting is still alive and well here. The members of the hunt club came with their hounds. These are leashless hounds! Our hound was never so well behaved.
Our favorite winery, Pearmund, had a float!We also got to experience history hands-on by washing socks using a genuine washboard! It helped that the socks were already clean.