During lunch, yesterday, I sat beneath a tree, listening to rainwater drip through its leaves. Together with the ambient odor of cigarette smoke, it brought me back to my days at Faire.
This picture was taken between severe thunderstorms. The mist wasn't visible except on the image. I took three photos, each with the same mist. It wasn't cigarette smoke, just an interesting effect of the light through the trees, refracting off the moisture in the air.
1993. My first year at the Bristol Renaissance Faire. That's me standing in the middle of the frame, in red and blue, playing recorder. Two seasons later found me as Assistant Music Director, actor, and founder of Tabardynn, my recorder duo. First with Erica (the young lady in blue, far right), and then with Lori a few years later. It looks dry in the picture, but I'm fairly certain it rained like crazy later in the day... In the beginning, Erica and I splashed in the puddles during the rain. Later on, we learned it was far preferable to find cover somewhere and stay as dry as possible--which wasn't very dry at all!
