Peas!

Fresh peas are a very good reason to be a gardener.

Tim Riggins hides in the closet.

After a spell welcoming visitors at our front door, Tim Riggins chose to hang out in the closet instead.  He's happier there, peering out from behind all the women's clothing.

Errant kiwi

If someone had finished wiring the supports, perhaps this Kiwi would behave itself.  But someone didn't.

OPSFest's Midsummer Midsommer.

We gathered at Council Crest Park to celebrate the longest day of the year by watching the Original Practice Shakespeare do a special bawdy Midsommer Nights Dreame.
 

What time could it be, on this, the longest day of the year?  Did you guess 9:18 PM?  If so, you guessed correctly!
 

The key to a happy viewing of a very long play that begins at dusk?  A lot of layers.

This was a huge cast and was a fun presentation.  My favorite part was the double casting of Clara-Liis Hillier AND Kaia Hillier as Puck.  My favorite audience comment about the sisters?  "It's like they when they were four years old."  They were full of fun.

Garden!

Turnips were harvested and carrots were thinned.
 

All these baby carrots make me think that I might actually be able to grow a carrot this year.  Imagine that!
 

Who is that at the door?

Who is waiting to meet you at the door?
(which, now that I look at it, really needs a good scrubbing)
 

It's Tim Riggins!*  That smirk on his face might mean he welcomes you, but it might not.

Why, you might ask, is Tim Riggins at the door?  It's because my friend loves Tim Riggins and for fun, I bought her a poster.  It had to come from China, and when it arrived, there were two posters, not one, so I too get to see Tim Riggins face every day.

*Tim Riggins is the lovable rogue from the television series Friday Night Lights.

OPSFest's Comedy of Errors

OPSFest debuted the newest play in their lineup.  We got a special invitation-only chance to see their company's production of Comedy of Errors for the very first time.  Unfortunately, I lost the program, so I've got no names to tell you.

The Milepost 5 Courtyard was the theater.  That huge stage from last season is gone, alas.
 

This guy wandered into the wrong town. It's off to jail for him!
 

The actors sat next to us and watched the action, waiting for their next cue.  Here you can see one of the scrolls the company uses.
 

As this was the debut performance, there was a lot of looking at the scrolls.
 

Two sets of twins in one town and confusion reigns.  The woman on the right was incredibly funny as one of the servant twins.
 

I love when people who live at Milepost 5 watch the play from their apartment.  Matt loved Beth Thompson's dress.
 

A fight!
 

More confusion, though we are getting to the bottom of the problem.
 

If only we could figure out that...
 

There are twin brothers!  Oh, and your poor mother has been in a convent, but she's happy to see her boys, and their father too!
 

Your servants are also twins!  This clears everything up.

Overall, this was a very good first performance.