Latta Plantation

On Saturday we drove 10 miles north of Charlotte to visit the Historic Latta Plantation on its Living History Day. There were many actors dressed in period costumes doing early 19th century activities. John was particularly taken with the livestock, such as the sheep wandering loose.

John resting on Daddy during a musket and rifle demonstration:

Peering into a livestock pen:
John is saying "thbbbt!" to show me a piece of "trash" (something dirty from the wood).
John found a small frog in the grass:
John enjoyed running in the grass and listening to a flute being played:





After visiting the plantation, we drove a couple of miles down the road to the Carolina Raptor Center, which was interesting. John was getting tired by that point and had a complete meltdown during the live bird show because the Raptor Center volunteer would walk the birds in a large circle so everybody could get a close look--and that meant he was taking the bird away from John. We cut our visit a bit short, but not before seeing some really glorious birds of prey.