Fri, 24 Nov 2006

Whew!

Today was the first day up at the Dull's Tree Farm this year - and I unloaded nearly 4 tons of hay before I left for the gig. I'm bushed. But it was a good day - the petting "Zoo Crew" we've put together is really a pretty special bunch, all gentle and friendly, and all with personalty plus. Annie and Pig made the cute cut, as did the goats (of course) and the inscrutable llama. We took Link, too, but Cory just doesn't have the right disposition for a festival crowd. Which is essentially what this is.

Things were slow today - the weather was exceptional, and it was thought that most folk believed it too warm to cut a Yule tree. There were folks running around in shorts! In Indiana, in November! Last year the temperature was below zero and we had snow already. Go figure.

One new addition this year is a gumball machine that we purchased to dispense sweet feed by the handful. For a quarter. Kids love to feed the critters, and this gives me a way to ration the amount they get fed, not to mention what they get fed. And it keeps on collecting the cash even when I can't be there - which is sweet. It's earned a permanent place in our lineup already!

I'll try to get some pix up in the next few weeks of the setup and the crew. But for right now it's a hot shower and a warm bed for me.

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