I sat at this little booth all day selling books. This picture was taken at about 8:00 am, when I first set up, but by about noon the place was so packed a person could barely see this table. At one point I looked around and realized I was completely surrounded by Amish people. The thought crossed my mind, that I could get some great pictures without anyone knowing it. Then, I reminded myself that many of these Amish were my good friends and I know they don't want their pictures taken. Why would I do that?
It would have been fun to share that moment with you, my reader, but I just couldn't let down my Amish friends! So, instead of taking pictures, I sat and watched all the Amish folks visiting. And I noticed something, they were all smiling. When Amish are in town they often seem stern and quiet. If you can visit Amish people in their own environment you will find something else; they love to tease and have fun.
During the day, I got a chance to visit with several of my Amish friends. I gave a copy of Under the Heavens to the man I bought Karm and Coke from, he was excited to see his old horses on the cover. Another Amish friend bought a book from me, and made a comment as he did, "I helped you write this book." He didn't know how true that was!
By the time this horse pull was taking place, all the local Amish had gone home. Kalona Amish don't believe in contests of any type, including horse pulls. There are some Amish people in these horse pull pictures but not from our community; it is off limits.
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