Setting the Table

Table Rock, here we come!

If you haven't signed up yet, I am going to lure you with these fun pictures from our last stop at Table Rock!

Friday the Little Foxes and the Fambly headed over to Table Rock to do some scouting. I am so excited about this gathering. The lakeside picnic shelter is going to be a neat place to eat and greet. The playground and bathrooms are a stones throw away. The trails are covered in fallen leaves. The views are breathtaking. I can't wait to see all of our old friends and meet some new ones!
Bring your tents, campers, coats and marshmallows. Don't forget canned food for the food shelter.
By the way, The Little Foxes and I did see a bear on our hike Friday, so please be careful. We are sure these same bears will still be out there in November.

Above All: Be Discreet!!!

Media coverage, large groups trampling the area, children screaming,"Here's the letterbox, mom!" for all the world to hear...All of these topics are sure to get a response on the AQ message boards. Letterboxers are almost like a secret spy organization. We memorize our clues, we go from tree to tree always watching behind us, we call outsiders 'muggles' or 'birds'. We grab our loot, get our work done and carefully replace it until it is invisible to the human eye. All the while looking over our shoulder. We wear our 'plain clothes' so that we never attract attention.
Usually.
When I met a local clown, I was skeptic about her blending in abilities. She assured me she was discreet. She always took her round, red nose off when boxing. She never made insane balloon animals while boxing, although her children might be wearing balloon hats. She reassured me this was normal.
I wasn't so sure.
Yesterday she proved to me that a clown can actually be a perfect disguise in some cases! At a local Senior Citizens Fall Festival a few of us managed to have a mini gathering. Nobody ever even took a second look.
I think I might get one of those noses.