It seems like every weekend the town I live in has some kind of a festival. Bear festivals, dear festivals, and beaver festivals and yes, even music festivals abound each weekend. I just walked to the local Grand Union and guess what I saw today. A huge banner proudly proclaims this weekend’s festival. It’s the festival of wood. Wood? Really? Doesn’t that sh.t grow on trees? Do they really need their own festival? And even if they do, wouldn’t it be like a save the rain forest type of thing? No, not here. All week they were chopping down trees along one street leading to a place called Grey Towers (walking distance for me). They left 6 foot high stumps for 2 blocks. Then one guy came in and carved into each stump. Now the road is lined with wooden bears, Indians, dear, town founders etc. They stained each one to look very realistic.
Yes, I now live in a strange town. Haven’t seen Opie yet though.