Monday, May 14, 2012

Amish Sunday

Why so many Amish? Did she attend some sort of Amish rally? Join a new cult? Nah, I went to visit my Mom for Mother's Day and on Mother's Day there is always a Make a Wish truck convoy that takes place on the highway near her house. It always draws a BIG Amish crowd. They hang out on the over pass and watch the long line of trucks go by below them. I thought it was an unusually large crowd this year and Mom and I decided to walk down the road and have a look see. You have to be sneaky when you photograph Amish people. 


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If you're interested in learning more about my Mom's neighbors, the Amish, you can checkout the PA Amish Lifestyle website. 

Until next time,
~MaryDeluxe
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7 comments:

  1. Mariela SantillanMonday, May 14, 2012 at 10:52:00 AM EDT

    Living on the West Coast I've never seen any Amish. Those little girls look so sweet.

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  2. phenolicfanaticMonday, May 14, 2012 at 11:27:00 AM EDT

    I find the amish community fascinating- and this might seem a dumb question- but what draws their interest to watch a passing truck convoy? Really interesting post, love it! xx

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    1. Welcome to DeluxeVilleMonday, May 14, 2012 at 11:53:00 AM EDT

      My guess is for the social aspect of it. Sunday is visiting time and on most Sundays, you will find a lot of horse and buggies out and about on the back roads. Funny this event brigs out a lot of "English" people and Mennonite people also.....they pull their cars off along the highway and sit in their lawn chairs to watch the convoy go by. Now that's entertainment!

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  3. TashaMonday, May 14, 2012 at 4:52:00 PM EDT

    I've always found Amish and Mennonite cultures fascinating! Although I think my favorite time seeing a Mennonite family was curio shopping in essentially the area where there's Native American touristy shops in Albuquerque. :)

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  4. DavidTuesday, May 15, 2012 at 9:21:00 PM EDT

    When my maple syrup supply gets low I always stop when I see them selling on the side of the road it's some of the best. I have family in Tillsonburg, Ontario (tobacco belt) and there are plenty of Amish in the area. What blew me away the first time I ran into them are the Mexican Mennonites that speak German in southern Ontario.

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  5. UnknownWednesday, May 16, 2012 at 8:34:00 PM EDT

    Thank you for the beautiful images, and thank you for the link. Very interesting.

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