Charlotte's Web...

Living in the country you always enjoy waking up in the morning and checking what is outside the bedroom windows. Sort of to see what the night left for you to enjoy in the morning. Yesterday it was two big doe walking in Area 11 (What we fondly call the empty lot next to us that we bought. It is actually Lot 11 and our home is on Lot 10. After a trip to Nevada to Area 54 we began to call the empty lot Area 11. But, again, I digress...) One summer we woke each morning to a mother bunny and her babies hopping in Area 11 and our yard. Last summer we watch a doe and her 2 fawns having their morning feed in Area 11 and our yard. I remember us moaning as we drove home one day and spotted a deer someone had 'taken out' with their car on Hwy. 32 just before you get to Eagle Bend. We were concerned it was the doe. But the next morning there was the doe and her 2 fawns feeding as usual. This morning we awoke after rain showers yesterday and at some point during the night to a wet upper deck when we looked out the door from our bedroom to the deck. Then I noticed something shiny on the deck. Charlotte visited us last night, and while she didn't leave any words like "awesome" or "humble" she did busy herself throughout the night spinning the following webs when the support posts are on the upper deck.

This first was on the post nearest our bedroom door.

This one was on the center post of the deck and she spun a web on each side of the post.

The final was on the post that holds the John Deere weather center. Charlotte managed to spin a nice web to the left and then a chandelier type hanging from the weather center. I did NOT find Charlotte. Thank you Charlotte for a delightful morning surprise. How you did it in the rain I shall never know!

Last night Sadieville had a music festival. We have a group that is trying to raise money to restore and old church on Hwy. 32 that runs through Sadieville. The city purchased this little frame church and the little building behind it. They were the church and school for the African Americans that lived in this area when the town was originally settled. They are a bit of history that we don't want to be lost. A 'Renaissance' group has been formed to try and save some of this really neat and important history. This summer they are having 3 music festivals and last night was the 1st. A man came with his Karaoke and set up in the Waring Pavillion on Main Street. We all brought our lawn chairs and sat on the grass by the Caboose or on the street in front of the pavillion. The Caboose was opened so that people could go through it. The kids really enjoyed playing in and on it. At City Hall, on the nice decking, they served up hot dogs, beans, and corn bread with water or soda to drink. The proceeds went to the preservation group (Renaissance) to help them with their work. It was really well attended. The local reporter was there. They had a steady stream of people volunteering to sing and bringing their own Karaoke CD's. I took my crocheting, Claude went down to the depot (City Hall) and brought us back dinner (he is a great hunter/gatherer) and we had a delightful evening listening to some great voices and some that we just enjoyed because they were having a lot of fun trying. A rain shower came just before time to finish. Claude and I took our stuff to the Jeep and he pulled down and parked the Jeep by the pavillion. The event was supposed to finish at 9pm. At 9:30pm they were still passing that microphone and singing away. I found it interesting the way music brings people together. They raised several hundred dollars just from donations were the music was. Not sure how well they did on the food end of things. But it was a delightful evening. The next one is in July and will be Bluegrass Music. Papa might enjoy that one.