Boise Curb Cup 2010

Boise Summer Games

Photos from the Boise Summer Games DCI show and competition July 6, 2010.
Above and below are the Blue Knights from Denver.

Vanguard Cadets in practice before the show.

They really did "fall out" of line for some wow factor. These are the Casper Troopers.

The Tree

Welcome to my virtual holiday open house! Here's my theory about decorating the tree: there's always room for one more ornament!

Butterflies, snowmen, chickens.
Lots of angels big and small.

Wind chimes and roosters.

My Blogger ID.

You say you want a hippopotamus for Christmas? I've got one here on the tree!

Always a star at the top, and at least one bird somewhere on the tree. Merry Christmas to you!

Three Wise Men Santas

These Santas keep watch over our holiday each year.

Christmas Tour Part 1 - Nutcrackers

Welcome to my home for Christmas! I'll post a virtual tour this week to share our holidays with everyone. First, meet my extended nutcracker family.
There's always room for more, too, and I add at least 1 new one each year.

This year's newbie is the one on the left on the mantle - the peppermint soldier.

Hummingbird Banding in Pearl

This is the hummingbird trap. Volunteers stand about 10 feet back. The trap door is held up with fishing line, and then let the door down when a bird enters. Then they reach in and gently grab the bird and put it in a net bag so the bird can wait its turn for meeting bander Fred Hound.


The bag needs to be drawn tight at the top, or these birds will wiggle out. We saw one make an escape that way.
After Fred bands, weighs and measures the birds, he treats them to dinner. He said first-year birds rarely take a drink when offered, but older birds always slurp up free food - and it was true! This is a mature black-chinned hummingbird.

At the home where the banding took place, there were not only a lot of feeders, but a lot of plants popular with hummingbirds. This is an agastache with a black-chinned hummingbird at it. The banding takes place every year and we'll be there again!

Egyptian Theatre Extras

These ladies are at the top of the stage proscenium.
This is the original pipe organ installed in 1927. It does get tuned and refurbished every few years.

This is the west wall.

Full stage-view. The theater also has a large balcony. My daughter got to sit up there while waiting for her turn on stage. Kids LOVE sitting in the balcony.

This is the sign on the doors backstage. Someone went to a lot of work to make a fancy sign and forgot to spell check!