D-day

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First day/night on the farm, the event site, at least for me.
The little village of vikings is setting up nicely and everything is so very green.
The carniverous insect have found me tender and, it would seem, a bit tasty. Let's see how well the DEET works.--- nicely is a bit alcohol-ish in the vapor area.

I have met some fine folks who also enjoy re-enacting, and have a willingness to share and trade information, as well as goods.


How silly of me to forget that I am basically on, or in, the East coast, at least as a USer. There are fireflies here! How cool is that! As a long time CalIfornio, you must remember I don't get to see them unless I travel. These seemed to have a more blue white light, and I think the ones in Philly as a kid were more yellow in color, but hey! Lightning Bugs!!!
The peepers, frogs and toads abound too, with many birds. I have seen ones I know like starlings, robins, and corvids, then sparrows and blackbirds, though the red and yellow wing seemed new to me. The is a flicker, though nor red shafted, more yellow underneath. I have heard more birds than I have seen, and many of the little ones, while not fearless, do come in fairly close.
3am, and I wake up to the sound of rain on the screen shade roof. No heavy, just steady. Now I am happy for the wool. As we learned at Estrella, wet wool might be wet, but it is still able to stay warm in rainy locations (snow is another concren, but not for the event.)
Some of the fireflies have graced me by sending their strange code of flashes from my screen tent wall!
Back to sleep, we will see how tomorrow fares for weather and visitors.