Sunday, April 20, 2008

62nd Running of the Block House Steeplechase races

April 19, 2008






Every year,

a group of us attend the annual

Block House Steeplechase races, sponsored by the Tryon Riding and Hunt Club in Tyron, North Carolina.

This year, we did not need our usual sunscreen, because ominus storm clouds appeared early in the day













However, that did not stop us - we all got busy and put up our shelter - and enjoyed the day

We all enjoyed the hot dogs and brats that Bill grilled along with loads of other delicious food!





The Steeplechase is a little like a giant Tail Gate Party - but instead of watching "football" - we watch the horse races.


And of course we have a "Bookie" Want to meet her? Shhhhh - don't reveal her name!





























It did get a little cold, wet, and windy and some of us got chilled to the bone. Still didn't stop US -
we improvised - used a table cloth to keep a fellow "Steeple Chaser Fan" warm!





3 comments:

Teacuppy said...

LoL your a great bogger MOM!! Wow what a great place to be in even on a cloudy day!

Anonymous said...

My Mom the gypsy bookie lady bug has now come out of her shell. I still don't know how to do all that downloading stuff. I NEED HELP.

Me said...

Sounds like a lot of fun. But Mom, you need to throw away your little old lady rain scarf. hehehehe