Our a capella singing group at the Willits interdenominational Christmas sing. We were the first non-church group to join this wonderful event. Our Episcopal church choir sort-of instigated this. Emendal is an open choir ranging from beginners to professional musicians. While our technique can be a little fuzzy at times, our joy and energy more than makes up for this in audience appreciation. We sing a variety of genres from classical to African freedom songs.

Our square dance group, The Frontier Twirlers, in a slight blur of action. We are the only rural small town group that I know of that dances A1 and A2 (advanced dance techniques).

One of the few photos of my playing boules (Petanque), the classic French game from Provence. As the photographer I seldom get in the picture. The basics of the game are simplicity itself. You take turns throwing hollow metal balls about the size of a softball as close to a marker as you can. The closest ball wins. There are incredible subtleties to this game.

I think this was last Thanksgiving - a whole family effort. I and Emile are most visible. Heather is largely lost in the shadows.

More photos and more color next month!