29 June 08
Big Day
My birding buddies threw a party for me yesterday morning to celebrate my 700th ABA bird. We met at 7 to wander around Lake Solano, enjoying multiple and gorgeous views of pileated woodpeckers (and multiple views of peacock chicks, which was cause for a bit less joy, that place is going to be overrun in no time). A few later risers joined us for a potluck breakfast at 9…. the sketch at left was done by Sue, who was with us on the Sierra Valley trip two weeks ago, which she presented to me. Other Sue brought flowers. Shucks, guys.
This was followed by a wedding in the evening. A former coworker and her sweetie got married out at Phillips Winery (food by the fabulous Magpie Caterers ). The funnest part was running into the flower girl at the hairdresser; she was having multiple curls applied to her head and fell asleep in the process. (I begged a pen and paper from the gals and sketched her; I had to beg another pen from the wedding bus driver, having forgotten mine at home.)
Sunday’s big dayness involves the Spain/Germany final. We’ll be at Mariachi at 11:45 if anyone wants to join us…
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wow! happy 700th!! and, er, many happy returns!
What fun! I need to figure out my life-list of birds; I’m bad at keeping track.
Wish I could join the festivities!
Sounds like a good time. That’s a great sketch of you! I think that needs to go in the sidebar of Bird by Bird.
Way to go Spain! Tense game. Great players.
Wow! Congratulations, Pica (and what a good picture of you, too, making me smile right back at you!)
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