Rain fell steadily all night, then it began snowing Saturday morning. Today's temperature never got above 35 degrees. The neighborhood's event organizer already had decided that the egg hunt should be held no matter the weather (since it would a pain to reschedule). So, by around 9:30 this morning, around 40 people arrived with children in tow for the egg hunt. We opened our garage to shelter visitors from the biting wind and wet snow, and two neighborhood teenagers hid plastic eggs for the kids while everyone huddled in our garage over coffee and donuts.
Megan and Mary were very excited about the hunt occurring in their own (plus a few neighboring) backyards, and they dressed accordingly: In heavy coats, hats, gloves and rain boots. All things considered, people had a good time. Every child brought home a respectable haul of plastic eggs bearing goodies within.
Here are a few photos:
The rush begins . . .that's Megan in the pink and purple, darting into our backyard.
Having collected the eggs hiding amidst Courtney's dormant tarragon,Mary plots her next move.
