No Extra Charge for Rodents?

Bob Early sent us this report from over on Tunnel Road in Asheville.

The Great Brenda Harvey

Many people gathered at the Friends Meeting a few weeks ago to remember Brenda Harvey. Brenda was an extraordinary person: she worked at the Celo Health Center for decades, she and Ken Harvey were married for more than 50 years and raised to marvelous children, Kennan and Tasha (who are no longer children); she was an athlete, a great friend and neighbor, a generous volunteer, a thinker, an astute reader of books, and a person one was always glad to run into.

The program for the memorial included this pair of pictures of the Harvey family.

Many people spoke eloquently about their relationship with Brenda and her many contributions to the community and to other people's lives. And Jeff projected a video that he and Margot made a few weeks before Brenda died.

Almost to the end, Brenda was part of a weekly dance group. After one of their sessions, Margot invited the women to her house and asked them to improvise movement to a wonderful song by The Avett Brothers while Jeff shot video. Jeff and Margot had previously recorded a group of Brenda's friends and family, including her two granddaughters, dancing to the song, and Jeff layered the two videos to make this beautiful collage.

Stompin' at Festatoa

Cuttin' a mulch at the 2017 Festatoa, inspired by the sounds of the Yves Giraud Band. Thanks to Jody and Jennifer for letting everyone have a mad great time at their place, and thanks to the many people who contributed in one way or another. It was a beautiful day.

Cloudy Eclipse from Jay

Jay Zietlow was part of the gathering at David and Kim's documented below. Unlike me, he applied himself to making photographs during the height of the event. Here are four pictures from just before, during, and just after the totality. The picture from the totality appears to be showing a solar flare. Click to see them bigger.