Foto Friday - The Holiday Season, Victorian style

Here ye, here ye, grab a cup of coffee (or tea) and stroll along with me . . .
as we wander through the Holiday season with a little Victorian style.

One of the things I love about the island of Galveston is that it's so full of Victorian architecture,

  and this weekend there was a hustle and bustle of people during it's 38th annual festival called

'Dickens on the Strand'. It's a festival celebrating the times of Charles Dickens,

where the Victorian era of the 19th century comes to life. And come to life it did! 

For an entire weekend there were gorgeous Ladies, and handsome Lords meandering through

 streets while store vendors in period clothing were rolling their carts and peddling their wares.

There were magicians, acrobats and jugglers, and carolers on street corners.

And the merriment of the Christmas holiday was everywhere as bagpipers and street musicians

strolled through the crowds playing music from the Victorian era. There were also costume and whisker contests, parades, and Victorian bed races. But of course no festival would be complete without funnel cake and turkey legs, and that would be Texas style!!

I took far too many pictures so I made a few collages to give you a better flavor of the day. 
I'm already looking forward to this next year, only next time I just may be dressed up too!

There were chimney sweepers . . .   and all I had to do was put my camera to my eye and if someone spied me, they were poking each other to strike a pose - Loved these guys!

There were high necklines, and low necklines!

Your eyes do not deceive you, yes that is snow, real snow only made by a machine  . . . and snowball fights ensued until it disappeared! That girl in the green dress was soaking wet, and having a ball!

And hats of all shapes and sizes.

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Yep more fun with smudge and hexagon pixels to give it the feel of an impressionistic painting.

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And this woman really stood out in the crowd, just so beautiful and she kindly stopped to let several of us photograph her. Of course I love her dress - it's PINK!

There was a little bit of everything, a foxtail and some steampunk, well quite a bit of steampunk . . .

Oh yes . . . and who doesn't love a Jack Sparrow, just not sure what he has to do with Dickens?

More snow, I mean soap bubbles. When you live in Texas they get really creative to set the mood.

I mean what's a Christmas parade without snow bubbles right? Haha, yes it's okay to laugh!!

Pickwick's lanternlight parade . . . and incredible bagpipers!

And when we were walking back to the car, here was this absolute darling playing Christmas tunes

and his little brother happily managing his lute! ; )

And the very last stop before we walked out of the gate, was this precious. A young camel . . .

and are they ever soft and sweet. My daughter and I rubbed his head and he literally melted!

. . . and so did I!

Not sure about you but I need another cup of coffee, hope you enjoyed our stroll!

Have a fabulous weekend friends!!

Love, Kim

XO

   
   
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