Unfortunately, my camera broke Friday night. (I am one of the few remaining people in the country without a smartphone, which is fine because doing whatever the crowd is doing or having whatever they have has never been a desire for me. What is deeply disturbing is that now stupid phones like mine are becoming popular with celebrities because they can't be hacked. But I digress.) My husband said he'd come down and take pictures for us. And he did come down. Twice. The first time was to take Lydia home because she came down with a stomach bug. And the second time was at the end of the day to help us pack up, which was very thoughtful of him. But we were still so busy with visitors that there was no thought of pictures. So there will be no pictures from our activities at the Field Day.
"Innovation for a Sustainable Future" (the theme of this year's Field Day) began at 9AM, but since all the parking was down at the opposite end of the field and half of the exhibits were there as well, we didn't see any traffic until about 9:45. (Next year I will know that if I want to go see the exhibits and demonstrations--and I did--that I have to go first thing in the morning.) From then on we had a pretty steady stream of visitors with a few small breaks. That was really nice. We were able to give individual attention to almost everyone. Charlotte and I could bring Fudge and Duchess out of their cages for the children to pet without having twenty little hands trying to reach them all at the same time.
We were actually wearing two hats on Saturday. We found out about the opportunity to participate through a lady in the Carson Sierra Spinners and Weavers Guild, of which I am a member. So we were grouped with the other spinners who were teaching about wool and spinning on a drop spindle or a spinning wheel. But we were also there as representatives of our 4-H club, and as such were able to share our experiences of the advantages of participating in 4-H, particularly with regard to rabbits. We met some really nice families that we hope will be joining us.
The Field Day was a perfect venue for the girls to share the advantages of raising French angoras with the community. These rabbits are actually a perfect fit for sustainable living. All in all, it was a well-organized event, the staff were extremely helpful and polite, and we look forward to participating again next year. And next year I will take pictures.
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