Rain, Onion Soup, and Meet the Candidates...

 Man!  Berlin looked pretty filthy this morning.  A good brushing was in order.

 It was raining and all of a sudden we started getting very high winds.

 Our Meet the Candidates Forum was on tap for tonight so I spent part of the day cramming for the possible questions.

We have been waiting for three mailings for 10 days, and today they all arrived at once.

That brought about an immediate reaction from our opponents... 

#1

and it was not pretty.  I hope people go to their site and see how low they can go.  

So lacking in integrity

 #2

 #3

 (They look much better than what you see here).

In the meantime, Gary made an amazing batch of French Onion Soup.

It was almost dark when we drove down to the Middle School.

 The set up was great.

 Two of the High School government teachers were there along with a panel of

Participation in Government students.

 Originally, our opposition did not appear to be participating, but at the last minute they came through.  We are running against the three men next to Annie.  The other two are running unopposed, but participated.

 They asked the same question to each of us and had specific rules.

 Both parties had a few fans and the kids were prepared.

 We did our best and it was over by 8pm.

 Who knows what will come down the pike tomorrow.

We are really on the home stretch and I hope our residents will vote on Tuesday.

We have gathered support from all parties and most of the people we visited are

 ready for a change in government.

 All kinds of things can happen when you don't have a bi-partisan system.

No checks. No balances.

Can we pull it off?

Tune in on Tuesday.

 Dinner at 9.  So delish.

Night all.

A Very Interesting Day!

It rained last night and it rained most of the day.

 I grained the girls and put them outside while I cleaned their stalls.

By 8:30 they were back in as it was pouring and very windy.

 I took a quick shower and drove to Fairport for the unveiling of the 2016 Global Mural Conference.

The roads were covered with water and so slick, but I got there in time.

 In 2007 I started "Art Walks On Water" and Mark DeCracker (in the middle) started "Mural Mania."  We pooled our ideas and visions in an effort bring art to the Erie Canal and all the towns and villages on it's boarders and presented at several Canal Conferences.  

Tho I pooped out, Mark kept going and has done amazing things.

Managing to bring this conference to our area is quite an accomplishment.  This is number 10.

The first was held in New Zealand in 1996, and they have been taking place every two years since that time....all over the world.

 I have been invited to participate and the conference will end with a flotilla going down the Canal.

On boats and barges, there will be murals that have been painted during the event, by artists from around the world.  Hoping for 20.  Art will be walking on water.

 A great deal of time has been spent on every aspect you can think of, in preparation for today.

 It was attended by many politicos offering great support.

 Afterward, the committee met and had lunch at a cafe in the Box Factory.

 This bridge (over the canal) was outside the window near our table.

 Can you see the raindrops on the window?

 All 4 of us had the same lunch - reubens.

 I left around 2.

 When I got near the farm I decided to go down Covell Road and had to stop when I got to

Kate Logan's front pasture.  The rain had stopped, but the leaves had been blown all over the place...giving off a mellow, yellow glow.

 By then, Gary had turned out the horses.

 Eventually I went back out to the barn to reclean the stalls.

 The girls were keeping tabs on me.

Leftovers for dinner and off to a 7 o'clock meeting.

Night all.