Picnic!

Summer is THE time for picnics . . . family picnics, community picnics, church picnics, big picnics . . . intimate picnics for 2 by the side of a gently meandering river. ::sigh::

Okay, (shaking self from reverie), where was I going with this?

Oh, yes, for us, it was the excitement of a big church picnic with all the favorite things a big church picnic should have!

It was a feast for the senses!

See:

Brightly colored quilts and blankets set out for a long, warm afternoon on the grass.

Tangles of folding chairs and the occasional umbrella for the pessimistic.

Smell:

The sticky sweetness of cotton candy in the air.

Hear:

A little bluegrass music.

The roar of a young boy who has just become a tiger.

Taste:

The icy crunch of snow cones.

The mandatory tang of mustard, ketchup, hot dogs and baked beans.

Feel:

The wet paint on your face as your cheek is turned into a work of art.



The thrill of being the next one in line for the inflatables.

And when the senses are saturated with all they can take in,

KNOW:

That it's time to go home and look forward again to next year.