Delaware City Days 2009

Saturday, July 18, we enjoyed an interesting afternoon at Delaware City Days. Vendors of crafts and foods along with music, and local stores created an atmosphere of relaxing fun. The few townspeople that hadn't come down to the gathering of craftspeople and food vendors could be seen in lawn chairs along the streets waiting for the fireworks to begin. Other townsfolk had joined in by holding yard sales.
The most interesting display was that of the Buffalo Soldiers. Calvary uniforms, arms, and writings brought history to life. My son spent a great amount of time discussing the various guns and their attributes with the gentleman on duty.
Vendors hawked their wares of handcrafted jewelry, carved wood jewelry boxes, beautiful glass creations, hand crochet shawls, and more. We didn't succumb to the smells of the cholesterol laden foods, but it was a definite temptation. Aromas assailed of crab cake, catfish, french fries, chicken, hot dogs, and burgers. Even the local bar and grills had thrown their doors wide. Dieting was not something you wanted to be doing while walking around the park. There was, however, free bottles of water being handed out, of which we were grateful, for the day was considerably warm.
The tide was out along the canal, and we stopped along the boardwalk for a moment to watch the attempts of several poor souls to remove their motorboat from a sandbar. We could have told them the best thing to do was to wait for the tide to turn, but didn't think they would hear us among the helpful calls of onlookers.
The festivities had an air of hometown fairs. As crowds go, this one wasn't so bad as to set me fleeing in the other direction. A country girl at heart, I have an aversion to being among so many people I don't feel I can breathe.
The evening was capped by a fireworks display that I'm sorry to say we ended up missing. We had come home to catch a bite to eat, and were much to tired to head back for the show. Ah well, maybe next year.