Featherside '24 -- The 38th Annual Fowl Ball

September 21, 2024

Your hosts (SWL, RH)

Dedication

This year's party is dedicated to the memory of Smoke (3/24/07-8/27/24) & Ivory (4/28/17-10/25/23, lymphoma) (BK)

The Photographers

Anahy Antara (AA), Barry Koffler (BK), Barbara Lino (BL), Bojan Petek (BP), Chris Mc (CM), Evi Schneider (ES), Gary Warner (GW), Lori Bailey (LB), Paul Luke (PL), Robert Hirschberg (RH), Stefan Lisowski (SWL), Valerie Lang (VL)

If you've got any good photos, please send 'em on to me.

Note: A lot of the "portraiture" is at the very bottom of the page -- you might be there!

Arrivals!

Hirschberg is among the first, as usual (SWL, AA)

Ann G, Bena, Anne S and Judy T arrive (SWL)

Here's Billy, and Blair & Carol K (SWL)

Chris Mc, Su and Jeri arrive; Shade greets Julie and Su (SWL)

Amy & Rick (SWL)

Greeting Su (SWL)

It's Pat F, Ilsa & Rafael and Robert B (SWL)

Iva & Svilen bearing food! (SWL)

Lori B and Kitty arrive (SWL)

And they continue to come (SWL)

The Feeding Frenzy begins

(AA)

Su delivers lasagna; Stacey works hard to keep everything fresh and coming

(RH, AA)

(SWL, RH)

(RH)

Adrienne, Amy, Anne S, Cindy D (SWL x 3, RH)

I musta been hungry! (SWL x 2, AA)

Hungry grandkids 1 & 2 (SWL)

Ilsa, Alex, Bojan (SWL, RH, SWL)

Barbara, Robert B, Cindy D (RH)

Connie, Gabriele, George (RH)

Mark, Judy T, The Other Barry (RH)

Judy W, Pat F, Madeleine, Steve S (RH)

Vasudha & Tony (RH)

Liquid Refreshments Also Went over Well

(AA)

Corinne, Anahy, Gabriele, Johnny (AA, RH, SWL)

Tom DeA, Joy, Garrett, Corinne, Garrett, Julie (RH, SWL, RH x 2)

Anahy, grandkids 1 & 2, Garrett (RH, SWL, RH)

Eating and Socializing

(AA)

(SWL)

(SWL)

(CM)

(RH)

(RH)

(RH)

(RH)

(RH)

(RH)

(SWL)

Grandkids 2 & 1, Anahy (LB, AA)

Babbie, Joy; Bojan, Babbie, Sharon, Michel (SWL, ES)

Sue & Red; Brianna, Niko & Margo (SWL)

Bruce, Corinne, Gabriele (SWL)

Alex, Cindy D, Su, Amy, Alex, Gail, Julie, Chris Mc (RH)

Barbara, Shade, Babbie (RH)

Carolyn, Bena, grandkids 1 & 2 (RH, SWL)

Shade, Shade observes grandkid 2 (RH, SWL)

Johnny, Margo, Joy, Julie (SWL)

Su and Walker deep into it (SWL)

(RH)

(RH)

Joy, Madeleine, Julie, Barbara (RH)

Mike Lu, Madeleine, Myrna, Robert B (RH)

Scott & Marcia, Steve B, Ed B (RH)

Steve S, Charles (RH)

Su, Carolyn, Bena (RH)

Tom DeA, Jeri, Connie (RH)

Walker & Cyd, Ilsa (RH)

Too much tech: Julie, Chris Mc (SWL)

And just too much: Anahy (RH)

Off to the Barn

Household residents stay behind

Grandkids awaiting the dance

Dance Prep!! (SWL, RH x 2, SWL)

Passing the house (AA, LB)

(AA, LB)

Grandkid 2, Beata (LB)

Fred & Betty (SWL)

Anahy, grandkids (SWL)

Look, ducklings! (SWL, LB)

The Muscovies guarded the barn door all night (VL)

Valerie watches the band approach (SWL)

The dance floor awaits . . .

Lori and I teach a quick Two-Step lesson

Here's what it looks like; slow, slow, quick, quick (SWL, ES)

Turn now! (SWL)

Corinne & grandkid 2, Evi and Bruce, Stefan & grandkid 1, ? and ? (LB)

THE BAND: Bernstein Bard Goes West

(VL)

Valerie's FB band video

Billy Lang, Dorraine Schofield, Mark Bernstein, Robert Bard, Rob Stein, Steve Bernstein (SWL, ES, SWL x 2, ES, SWL)

And Maggie sits in!! (SWL)

(SWL)

Welcome to the 38th Fowl Ball . . . Let's dance!!

Paul Luke's dance video

(PL)

(VL)

(SWL)

(SWL, ES)

(SWL, ES)

(SWL)

Lori B (SWL)

Lori B, Barbara and Bojan, Babbie and Pat F, Anahy, Carol G and Bojan (SWL)

Barbara (SWL)

Pat F and Kathy, Red & Sue, Babbie (SWL)

Joan, Gary and Kathy (SWL)

Garrett and Joan, Ed L and Kitty, Ed B and Joan (SWL)

Julie, Kathy and Gary, Julie (SWL)

Charles & Myrna, Cindy S and Tall Todd, Corinne & gd 2, Ed B & Bena, Ed L and Judy W (SWL)

Lori W (SWL)

Ilsa, Kathy and Pat F, Bojan and Carol G (SWL)

Marissa, Sophia, Pat H (SWL)

Carol K & Blair (SWL)

Bojan and Bena, Julie, Babbie

Bruce and Pat H, Carolyn & Pat F, Carol G and Ed L (SWL)

Charles and Lori W, David & Buffy, Charles and Judy W (SWL)

Lori B, Kitty (SWL)

Kathy, Lori W (SWL)

Cyd & Walker, Ed L and Joan, Gary and Lori B, George & Fran, Heath and Sue W (SWL)

Judy W and Gary, Rafael & Ilsa, Julie and Maggie (SWL)

Kathy and Jan, Pat F, Tall Todd, Larry (SWL x 3, ES)

Kevin K and Carol G, Cyd; Kitty and Ed L, LoriW and Steve S (SWL)

Madeleine and Bojan, Gary (SWL)

Maggie and Bojan, Steve S; Marissa and Gary, Kitty and Gary (SWL)

Lori B (SWL)

Maggie and Wendy, Ilsa and Carol G (SWL)

Madeleine (SWL)

Pat F & Carolyn, Rick & Amy, Sharon, Pat F and Madeleine (SWL)

Sharon and Tom DeA, Steve S and Bena, Tall Todd and Sophia, Wendy and Bojan (ES, SWL x 3)

Blair & Carol K, Wendy and Maggie, Bena and Bojan (SWL)

Steve S and Anahy, Rich and Judy T, Blair & Carol K (SWL, ES, SWL)

Lori W, Sue W, Carol G, Anahy, Barbara - Wallflowers? (Hah!!) (ES)

Break Time

(SWL)

(SWL)

(SWL)

(LB, ES)

Rafael & Ilsa, Maggie & Michel (ES, SWL)

Mark, gd 2 & Stefan, Garrett (LB, VL, AA)

Maggie and Julie, Madeleine and Joan, Steve B & Wendy (SWL, AA, ES)

Bojan and Lori W, Cyd & Walker (ES)

David & Buffy (LB, ES)

Gail and Myrna, Gary and Anahy (ES)

George & Fran, Maggie & Michel (ES)

Valerie and Madeleine (ES)

(SWL)

(SWL)

gd 1 wants *that* donut! (SWL)

(SWL)

Judy W, Rob S, Madeleine, Dick(?), Corinne, Sue & Red (SWL)

Anahy, Garrett, Ed B, Tall Todd, Gary (SWL, BP)

Paul & Claudia checking out the fowl (PL)

(BP, AA)

Masque bored in his party cage (VL)

Carol G, Corinne, Stacey, Tommy, Sophia, Ann (SWL)

Walker and Su still at it (SWL)

Sunday

Breakfast time: Lori B, Kevin K, Barbara, Bojan (BK)

Breakfast time: Barbara, Bojan, Gary, Anahy (BK)

The Running of the Chickens!

Heading to the barn: Barbara, Kevin K (LB)

Tossing the leftovers! (AA)

Eating the leftovers (AA)

Dessert (BK)

Watching the Running: Lori B, Gary, Bojan, Bruce (AA, BK)

More watching: Barbara, Kevin K, Anahy, Barbara, Gary (BK, AA)

Charlotte & her son Worcester, Buff-laced Polish (AA)

Flower, a Frizzled Gold-laced Polish & a normal plumaged Gold-laced Polish hen (AA)

An Ayam Cemani rooster, Mowgli the Pied Peacock, a Black Nun Pigeon (BP, AA)

Bojan fails to make friends with Hangry (BL, BP, AA)

A Buff Wyandotte in the pines (AA)

Clean up

Putting away all the chairs: Gary, Lori B (SWL, GW)

Taking down the lights: Bojan (LB)

Taking down the plants: Barbara, Kevin K (AA)

End of the chores: Gary, Kevin K (AA)

Whew!

Anahy, Gary, Barbara (BK)

Barbara (AA)

Thanks Bojan (GW, AA)

The way we started (AA)

Then there's all the portraiture, where anyone may turn up

Joy, Myrna, Vasudha, Alex (SWL x 2, RH, SWL)

Robert H, Niko, Paul Luke, Rafael (SWL)

Marcia, Myrna, Corinne, Anahy (RH, SWL x 2, RH)

Gary, Ed L, moi, Billy (SWL x 3, ES)

Barbara, grandkid 1, Julie, Kathy (RH, SWL, RH, SWL)

Kevin K, Steve B, Tommy, The Other Barry (SWL)

Bena, Gabriele, grandkid 2, Valerie (RH, SWL x 3)

Garrett, Kevin K, Steve S, Rik R (RH, AA, RH, SWL)

Claudia, Anahy, Diane, Stacey (SWL x 2, RH, SWL)

Kevin C, Pat F, Charles, Bruce (SWL)

Connie, Carolyn, Gabriele, Gail (SWL, RH x 2, SWL)

Iva, Barbara, Carol K, Rich (SWL)

Anahy, Beata, Carolyn, Cindy S (RH, SWL,RH, SWL)

Ilsa, Babbie, Tall Todd (SWL,RH, SWL)

Thanks for making it another great party folks. See you all next year on September 20th!

Write that in your calendar – write now!!

(AA)