LIfe Is Just Peachy

Thanks to my chronic insomnia, for those that are wondering where in the hell I've gotten to, here's an update. I am still alive and kicking and am deeply mired in my annual toil to assist in bringing the Winona Peach Festival to life once again. This year's is made even more complicated for me by the impending arrival of the next installment to the Rainyclan....yes pending!!! (1 week overdue and counting......My poor wife-- Arrgh!!)

This is a direct result of learning not to answer the question "What are you doing this weekend?" with a better answer than "Not much." I made that mistake 15 years ago and now look!! In its 39th incarnation, this beastly festival is getting busier and busier every year. The people pile in and quest for the delectable foods, funky crafts, free music and of course, the midway. But first we have to transform the park into a place fit to have a pile of over 200,000 people wandering about. If you've ever wondered what it all looks like before it's all ready then here's your chance.

Ahhh the glorious midway, with the carnies, I truly feel that I belong.











One of the many shelters in place for our festival folk to hide beneath.










The tents go up and the lanes are marked, now all we need is a crowd.









We've even set up a feeding zone for the hungry masses













Since I'm lucky enough to have had access to equipment to take some seriously elevated pictures, I've also been able to take a pretty sunset shot over the trees in the park.