Together Again in Pictures

Today's Link
Ice-Cream Monster Toon Cafe

Today's Saying
A group becomes a team when each member is sure enough of himself and his contribution to praise the skills of the others. ~Norman Shidle

Today's Picture
Pete and Bree at Life Fest

A Picture Story from Portrait of Words

This story was written by Betty and I together( Proving that two heads are not better than one). I would write a line and she would write a line. The only other rule was that neither of us told the other where we wanted to go but we both tried to work in the pictures of the day. Again as unbelievable as it may sound no wives or husbands were injured in writing this story. It is posted on both blogs.

Penny Sue Tractor and Colonel Montana were the names that Mr. And Mrs. Reginal Maki decided to use for their big Hillbilly party this evening. The party would be held at a small cabin in the woods they rented for the night.
It looked just like they thought a Hillbilly home should look like. Every good Hillbilly home should have a pig. But the only pig they could find was one of those fancy pet pigs that belonged to a rich friend and they had to promise no harm would come to it to borrow it for the evening.
Mr. and Mrs Maki came up with mud wrestling as one activity, since greased pig catching was ruled out not wanting to harm the pig.
At the last moment they even found a dog named Duke to complete the picture.
Turning into Penny Sue Tractor and Colonel Montana brought them to giggling as the transformation took place. Everything was ready including the fake still from which the liquor would be served in fruit jars and the deer in the pen behind the cabin for the deer tackling event.
Old hats long beards and missing teeth were the norm but Lester Cain, or at least who ,the now, Penny Sue thought was Lester Cain had deep scratches over his face, and cuts on his arms. He looked like he had been in a fight with a mountain bobcat and she assumed it was part of his costume. He staggered as he picked up his fruit jar and sat at the teeter-tottering table. Suddenly the table went over and he fell to the ground looking very much like he had died. Mrs. Maki screamed out his name, and ran to him finding that the blood pouring from him was not fake but real.
That was when the Federal Agents choose to raid the party and arrested them all for a long list of offenses including having an illegal still. Mr Maki tried talking to the agents explaining that everything was fake for a party, but the with the body they were not buying his explanation.
As the agents were rounding up the guests, a couple and a teenager, Billy Jones and his parents walked in , Billy also with multiple scratches. It didn't take long to discover that Lester and Billy had a fight and according to Billy he stabbed Lester while defending himself. Billy was caring a pitch fork as part of his costume, but Lester, somewhat drunk, thought he was the devil.
Tomorrow they would be arraigned and the authorities would discover they had among others the District Attorney, the Mayor, and the Chief of Police, the strangest group of Hillbillies ever arrested.

News from Pigeon Falls-

The little town in my basement where the trains still run, dragons fly, and life is back to normal
It is almost August and The town Council put out the almost final schedule for this year’s Pigeon Days.
It as follows :
August 1-Pigeon Calling Contest-$5.00 entry fee-$1000 prize. (To win pigeon must land on some part of your body)
August 2-Pasty eating contest-$ 5.00 entry fee-$50 prize. (losers pay for their own pasties.)
August 3-9 Art on the Yellow Brick local artists and others share their art .
August 8- Pigeon Queen Contest- Masonic Hall
August 13 - 15-Local Variety Show– 4.00 a ticket
August 15- 4k Yellow Brick Road run $5.00 to enter -Everyone gets a "I ran on the yellow brick road sweatshirt. Winner gets I reached the Emerald City sweatshirt.
August 15– Spouse carrying contest.
August 10-16 Old Time week-Local people dress up in the clothes of 90 years ago.
August 10-16 Finals for local Liars Club Contest
August 22-Big Race Day-three Legged Races, Potato sack races, wheelbarrow races and others
August 23- Community church day- Pastor's exchange pulpits
August 29- Pigeon Day Parade- Pigeon Day song by Vicki East
August 31-Potato Judging-Potato Farmer of the Year to be named

Other activities to be announced.

Wrap UP

Day started out well but then the temperature went up and up. Soon I was having trouble breathing. The air felt heavy. Neither Betty nor I knew how to turn on the air conditioning. So for most of the day I did very little. Then Betty's sister arrived and her husband got the AC working. We had a nice visit. Then they went out to eat I decided not to risk going out into the heat and stayed home.
Now I need a breathing treatment.
GBYA

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