The Day after the Pilgrimage

  As I mentioned before, this past weekend was our town’s biggest single event of the year.  It’s known as The Pilgrimage and this year the dates were 4-6 April.  The festival has various exhibits.  This year, there was an art show, a display of restored old tractors, vintage Thunderbirds, and last but not least corvettes.  To add to the festivities, local civic organizations were grilling pork loins for lunch.  An excellent meal followed up by a nice cup of Blue Bell ice cream.  But the stars of the show are the beautiful homes and gardens.  The first full weekend in April is the target date for the event and is based on expected peak show of the town’s beautiful Southern gardens.  I will say that I believe the peak was earlier last week, about Tuesday or Wednesday but the show was still spectacular on Friday. Unfortunately, it rained cats and dogs on Saturday (we got 4.75 inches) and this caused a significant decrease in visitors for what is usually our biggest day, as well as beating down some of the shrubs.  At any rate, the flowering shrubs and trees did their best to make this a wonderful weekend for tourists and residents alike.  So, with no further introduction, here are pictures of the stars of the show.