CPNA Picnic 9-21-13

Great it was and fun it was -- rain included. By rough guess about 65 folks ventured out to Cuesta Park to gobble hot dogs and sides and desserts brought by neighbors. Your dedicated volunteers got lucky by setting up before the rains came, and more lucky to be cleaning up in a break in the rain. But this epic event (why folks are already talking about wearing T Shirts saying, "I survived the 2013 Picnic.") will go down as the first that ever had rain. Now with that set up, it's time for a few fun quotes:

"Neither Rain, Nor Snow, Nor Dark Of night," is one thought for those intrepid souls who came forth for the CPNA picnic on a day with record rainfall for September 21st (.49 inches!)

A more eloquent speech, perhaps might have been given by Mayor John Inks who came by with umbrella in hand, patterned after Shakespeare's King Henry V's exhortation for victory in battle. Just substitute Bubb Park Picnic for Crispin Crispian, and those who attended as "we few, we happy few," and those that got wet as "he to-day that sheds his blood with me," and those who didn't show up as "gentlemen in England now a-bed:" :

This story shall the good man teach his son;
And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remember'd;
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition:
And gentlemen in England now a-bed
Shall think themselves accursed they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.

Enjoy the pictures!

Rick

That's us!	Time & Date ...	Who comes ...	Activities ...	Rules of the Game.
We've got ours.	Jon is ready!	Setting up shelter ...	Paper table cloths ...	looking good ...
Peter hard at work ...	Jan too ...	Bill is ...	lighting fires ...	in two pits ...
Dogs & Buns!	Here comes Kim!	Russ does condiments	Bob's got drinks ...	Andy helps ...
thanks Nancy ...	Keep it ...	way cool!	CERT trailer arrives	Set up time ...
looking smart.	No, these are DONATED!	CERT Team	Kids Zone ...	Registration ...
It's a gamble!	YES! ...	says Sharon.	signing in ...	Barbara's got it handled.
First sides arrive ...	This gret family ...	needed one more.	Dessert Queens!	Oh, oh. Rain!
Cover the sides table.	Great core team!	Aileen too!	Aurora's Monarch project	Like them?
Great sides dishes	Fully prepared CERT	Hiding under the trees	Getting cozy	Check-ins in the rain
Damp in Kids Zone	Keeping Dogs Dry!	Wet cooking!	Found a dry spot!	Keeping Desserts dry.
This family ...	is all in!	another sheltered spot.	Wet at the tent ...	but fun underneath!
Wet, blown paper!	Didn't bother ...	27 Strings!	Mayor Inks stoped by.	Splish, splash at the grill.

Enjoy a short snip of the great sounds of 27 Strings. Here's a link to their website: http://www.27strings.com/index.htm

And where are you going ...	young man?!	Dry family	Keeping 'em dry ...	under the tarp.
It's letting up!	Save Energy!	They keep on playing.	The End!