Patriot's Day 2010

We're still not patriotic enough to wake up at 4 and watch the reenactment of the battle on Lexington's green. But we were up for watching Paul Revere ride into Lexington, which I guess he does every Patriots' Day around noon. We had never seen so many tricorn hats, nor so many kids with random knowledge about Paul Revere. Old Paul didn't arrive at the scheduled hour, but some kid near us said, "I heard that he was never on time."

Well, the modern Paul certainly wasn't. The situation started to test Chasey's patience...

But come he did! Paul Revere shouted, "Hurrah! Hurrah!" as he rode past the cheering crowds. Must be some kind of celebrity rush. Here's the best shot we have of Mr. Revere.

Or was it Paul? Someone else came riding along shortly afterwards and I was unsure what whether he was a back-up Paul, or another person altogether. He got just as much cheering. Someone in this very educated crowd told me this man was William Dawes, the unsung hero of the midnight riders.

Here's a link to a short poem about the man, in case you're interested. It makes him sound a tad bitter, which doesn't seem fair for this jolly man.

Anyway, here we are, as close as can be to old Paul. While this picture was taken, the man in the yellow jacket was yelling at us for being too close.

But we got it done anyway. Happy Patriot's Day!