Every September the Forest Heights neighbor has a block party. Yesterday was the day. The event is called Manzanita Madness - but it's definitely family oriented. The coordinator estimated about 80 adults and 20-30 children of various ages attended.
We enjoyed meeting more of our neighbors - some nearly as new as we are, others who have been here 40 years. Grilled meats, ice cream and beer were included in the price of admission. In addition, everyone was assigned to bring either an appetizer, salad, side dish or dessert. So there was lots of good food. And for the kids (and young at heart), there was face painting and glitter tatoos.
I helped set up for the event and took some pre-crowd photos.
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| The block party area is just across the street from our driveway. |
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| Beer tent and tables |
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| Grilling area |
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| Bring a dish area |
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| Ready with time to spare |
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| My glitter tatoo dragon |
Our visitors from Michigan (and Erika's in-laws), Carol and John. They were here for two of the hottest days we've had (highs of ~90 F) but it cooled off and the morning mist returned for the last day of their stay.
Our outdoor project of clearing brush from the front slope is finished. Today I bundled up the remains of the nuisance plant, Broom, that I pulled out (small ones) or cut off. The City of Oakland offers free collection of brush piles for chipping and mine should be gone within a week.
Of course, it's not all work around here. Erick caught me doing an online crossword puzzle with Ziggy and Sunny keeping me company.
Update on the "Midnight Marauder": We have seen a skunk on the back deck and noticed signs of a critter looking for spilled sunflower seeds and digging in plants. So, it might be that we have a skunk nearby rather than a racoon. Or perhaps both?
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| Harvest moon |
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| Bay side sunset |
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