03-08-08

Mud Sale

I live in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. One thing we are known for is our large population of "Old Order Amish" people. Yes, these are the folks who avoid the modern conveniences that most of us enjoy. No cars (only horse drawn buggies), no electricity, no telephones, no buttons or zippers in their clothing. We have about 30,000 Amish neighbors in the county.

A friend and I visited a "Mud Sale" today. What is that, you ask? It's a large springtime sale and auction of everything from farm equipment and horses to antiques and quilts. I'll give you a guess why it's calles a Mud Sale (consider the season and probability of certain weather trends).

I would estimate that there were more than a thousand Amish folks at this event. I tried to be discreet as I photographed. Photographs of the Amish are considered "graven images" in their view. Just the same, this was a very public event and including them in some shots seemed appropriate and within the bounds of acceptability.

Here's one shot of an auctioneer selling goods to an interested crowd.

When I do my PS work on these, I'll post a link to the rest. I'm leaving on a business trip tomorrow so it will be a few days from now.

03-08-08

Mud Sale

I live in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. One thing we are known for is our large population of "Old Order Amish" people. Yes, these are the folks who avoid the modern conveniences that most of us enjoy. No cars (only horse drawn buggies), no electricity, no telephones, no buttons or zippers in their clothing. We have about 30,000 Amish neighbors in the county.

A friend and I visited a "Mud Sale" today. What is that, you ask? It's a large springtime sale and auction of everything from farm equipment and horses to antiques and quilts. I'll give you a guess why it's calles a Mud Sale (consider the season and probability of certain weather trends).

I would estimate that there were more than a thousand Amish folks at this event. I tried to be discreet as I photographed. Photographs of the Amish are considered "graven images" in their view. Just the same, this was a very public event and including them in some shots seemed appropriate and within the bounds of acceptability.

Here's one shot of an auctioneer selling goods to an interested crowd.

When I do my PS work on these, I'll post a link to the rest. I'm leaving on a business trip tomorrow so it will be a few days from now.