Friday, July 18, 2008

Listening to the Mockingbird

Friday started slow and then kept on rolling. We went for a late lunch at First Watch our favorite breakfast place. Then we stopped at the Adams Ridge club house and signed up for the Luau next Saturday night. They're going to have lots of food and it sounds like a fun time. While there, the office person mentioned a family "happy hour" from 8-10 later in the evening.

Since I had to work 3 hours we left there and I went to work at Treesdale. It was a fast moving 3 hours. The spot where I stay on the first Tee to check people through is also home to a "northern mockingbird." What a range of chirps and tweets! Awesome music like a symphony. And I got to see the performer up close. No doubt - a mockingbird!

After I got home, we went to "horse trading days" in Zeleionople. It kinda reminded me of the craft fair held yearly in Somers Point (only with traffic). It was nice to see the various vendors wares. I also got to hear the Butler barbershop singers. Their sound system wasn't very good, and you could hardly hear them if you were more that 20 yards back. And since it was very sunny, most people sat way back and in the shade. Their music had to compete with some music from a store out on the main drag as well. So you couldn't really appreciate their harmony. Here's a picture of the group.

They had a variety of animals you could pet. Here's a llama.

Although there were plenty of food vendors, we opted for a nice quiet meal in air conditioning at The Kaufmann House. A landmark in the town for many many years. We headed home, chilled out there for a bit, and then went to the "Family Happy Hour" down at the pool. It was nice with snacks, drinks and lots of conversation while the kids were in the pool. We met a couple of new people which made it nice as we're still getting to know folks. It was a nice event and we got to talk with one of our neighbors up the street a ways too.

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