Pakenham Frost Fest

The annual Pakenham Frost Festival was this past weekend. Couldn’t have asked for a better late-January weekend for the outdoor activities – just below freezing and sunny. So my camera was busy, and, as with most festivals, cute kids dominate the photos. Those are the ones that make the newspaper, usually with a front page shot and an inside full page spread.

The first event was the crowning of Miss Pakenham, a contest for 14-18 year olds, offering one of them a chance to represent the town for a year. She get lots of exposure and public speaking experience as part of the town’s many special events. The goal at something like this is to get the delighted look when the winner is announced, and I think I came pretty close to capturing it.

On the indoor rink on Friday night, Little Miss and Mr. Pakenham were chosen from costumed skaters at a free skating event. This little guy was pushing a walker so he could get around the ice.

Saturday afternoon The local volunteer Fire Department had the outdoor rink in excellent condition, and the “kiddyjack” activities drew a good crowd of competitive kids. The challenge here is to get some sense of the action, as well as facial expressions that tell a story. This one shows the home stretch of the log rolling race (that’s my shadow at the bottom of the shot, about to get rolled over!)