Seguin claims the title of the pecan capital of the world. I can attest to the fact that there are pecan trees in abundance...we have five pecan trees in our tiny yard. It makes sense, then, that Seguinites party when the harvest begins to come in. That time is now. We have been outside picking the pecans out of the grass every day, and I have already made my first pecan pie from our bounty.
Pecan Fest is the annual harvest celebration here in Seguin. There were so many different pecan related events going on, this weekend. Here are a few pictures of some of the folks I saw downtown, where the semi-annual Trade Days shared the town square with the Lions Club Car Show.
These folks did not have their really cool 1956 Chevy entered in the car show. It was parked on a side street leading up to the square. Nonetheless, someone (probably the man in the flannel shirt) detailed the car until it shone.
Around the town square, there were many vendors selling a wide variety of goods. Folks wandered around in a leisurely fashion, looking for bargains and looking for something they could not live without.
One booth that is a staple at the Trade Days is the Gretchen Bee Ranch Honey store. Mark and Thien Gretchen have quite a few local bee hives, so if you want local honey, they're the people to see.
Finally, here is a shot of a fellow photographer taking a picture of one of the vintage cars that were parked around the square. Do you see that he has TWO cameras? That's right, two cameras. Each one has a different lens so that he can take different types of photos without having to change his lens every time he wants a wide angle shot or a close-up. Someday, I will be carrying around two cameras, too. Not yet, but someday.
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