Pinewoods Morris Men, Sunday, May 9, 2004
These pictures are from our Mother's Day tour. We started the day at
the Minuteman Air Field in
Stow, which is home to a lovely little restaurant known as Nancy's
Air Field Cafe. The weather forecast Sunday morning threatened rain,
and sure enough, we got it. Don, the air field manager, welcomed
us warmly, but was unable to supply a weather upgrade.
 | | Don, the air field manager, welcomes us to the Cafe |
 | | Our flight leaves WHEN? for WHERE? |
Rather than just stand around doing nothing while clogging up
traffic under the entranceway, we decided to do some jigs while
clogging up traffic. Here we have Jamie doing Nutting Girl.
 | | Jamie dancing the Nutting Girl |
 | | Where the heck are his hankies? |
 | | Shag takes on Ladies Pleasure |
 | | Funny, Tom doesn't seem tired at all... |
 | | Steve, just clowning around, but looking good doing it |
 | | Hey - what's SHE doing in here? |
 | | Jamie levitating. Oooooooooommmm! |
 | | Aw, isn't that precious? |
| Dance List |
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| At the Air Field |
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| Fieldtown Nutting Girl (Steve) |
| Bampton Nutting Girl (Jamie) |
| Bleddington Ladies' Pleasure (Shag) |
| Another Ladies' Pleasure (Jamie) |
| Highland Mary |
At Tower Hill |
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| Upton |
| Trunkles |
| Casey |
| Dearest Dickie |
| Balance the Straw |
| Cuckoo's Nest |
| Valentine |
| Bobby & Joan |
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We actually did get one full-side dance in before we left - Oddington Highland Mary.
From the air field we set off in search of some lunch, in the hope
that the rain might ease if we just waited a bit. The desire to
consume beer had absolutely nothing to do with our decision.
Our initial destination, the Horseshoe, in Hudson, was unfortunately
closed for renovations. We then set course for
Kennedy's Pub
in Marlborough. This turned out to be an excellent choice, offering
good food, pleasant service and cold beer on tap. After about an hour
of loading ballast we walked outside and found that the rain had, in
fact, stopped. Steve pointed out that clearly drinking, not Morris dancing,
has the power to change the weather.
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SO - we piled back into our cars and motored off to what became our
final tour stop of the day,
Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston.
Tower Hill turned out to be a wonderful place to dance. The
grounds are spectacular, there are nice views (including a glimpse of
Mt. Wachusett to the northwest), and the folks were very friendly. We
danced a few dances on the porch outside the Great Hall and then moved
to the Orangerie, which we danced in and around. Before leaving, the
kind folks who run the place treated us to a spead of cheese, fruit
and crackers. And they even let us bag! There was a strong consensus
that we need to go back to Tower Hill, perhaps for Columbus Day weekend.
 | | Getting started at Tower Hill with Upton |
 | | No, they're NOT just milling about! |
 | | Dancing before the Primordial Pool |
 | | Bill - NOT YET! |
 | | Dancing before the open doors of the Orangerie |
 | | Lines! |
 | | Dan, evidently in a drunken stupor. |
 | | What happens now? |
 | | By golly, now they're ALL levitating! |
 | | The Primordial Pool and the Systematic Garden |
 | | Getting set for the last dance |
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