Tropical Trickle Ernesto

(Juno Beach, 5pm)

In our ever-growing butterfly garden

Morikami Taiko Festival

http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1081921/a/Soh+Daiko.htm (see sample collection for an idea of how cool this performance is)

We went down to Boca for the annual festival and were caught unaware of how popular this event had become...the Morikami park and museum is quite lovely and large, but no where near capable of holding as many people as must have been there. HUNDREDS. It was packed and difficult to maneuver the stroller much less walk without constantly running in to someone either stopping, stopped or coming from the other direction. Trying to purchase food from the restaurant required at least a half an hour on line - which started at the bottom of the stairs and slowly crept upward and around...and the heat was sweltering...I had to continually insist that Mo drink more water because she was melting before my eyes.
All that aside, she loved the drums and was very well behaved during the whole time we were there, which was a welcome change from how some of the other ADULTS were acting. HMMMN...

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Taiko performers

Connor, Dawn and Mo, who decided not to eat her dinner but keep her bib on anyway...







Lake of Fire; lanterns lit to honor ancestors

More to come later!