Myschievia

gathering in the woods from miles around. raining gently and cold.

MUD... the whole dang road is mud. Red Texas clay mud.... the time you think you have the vehicle in control....OH no.. sliding towards that tree... missed it!
Leaving the playa field was no easy task either... but I listened well to instructions and was able to make it out. 1 Stop only near the gate.... it is a HUGE mud hole and the tractor is feverishly trying to lay gravel for traction.

Guys if you can read this stay to the RIGHT as you leave! DO go through the little grove of trees on the green island or you will not make it out.

I miss my truck but honestly feel that because I had a little car, I fared better in my departure than most will be doing. It will be a hard thing for most to get the trucks out that are stuck in mud up to the axle.

For those that are not burners... you will think what a crazy thing to do. Burners will grin and say "best burn EVER!" an smile and laugh playing in the mud. It was cold. not freezing.. but cold. Costuming was more towards the warm style this time. LOTS of fleece. Camp Lickitty Split... normally called Lick N Suck.... was kinda small this year. Flash, SA, KB, myself , my friend Robin, Matt and Susan..... the "big ass" smoker with a "Use Me" sign on it.
Lick N Suck is known for feeding hundreds of people some of the MOST wonderful, delicious, tenderest briskets in Texas. (Yes SA.. you CAN cook!) This is a much smaller version this year.. hence Licketty Split.
Kitty Kat Kamp was next to my tent and SA's truck. Odd hearing people at all hours meow-ing around.
30 of them doing that at once is rather intense and giggly :)

Robin even went with Lurko to flatten things. LOL

I wore costuming that were warm. Robin and I had stopped at a Goodwill and found cute costuming in the form of a white Vera Wang robe for Robin. I found a yellow robe with green frogs on it! Looks great with a rainbow cowboy hat, yellow skirt and a velvet long sleeved top :)
Oh yeah the top is also Rainbow coloured :) Psychedelic frog woman :)
We camped at the field for the burn. Kinda soggy. Yes my little ford focus did get stuck: Thank goodness for Lurko and Eric and a couple more guys that hauled my car out and placed me into a stable area of grass. Load up a wheel barrow for 5 trips to move the gear from the car to "home".
Set up and eating dinner in 2 hours. It was a tad of a challenge since the mud kinda hid some weird footings :) Hugged the guys for the assistance... damn.. oh well... muddy from head to foot already :)
hehehe No freezing showers for me this year tho :)
Baby Wipes are kick if you warm them in hot water in a bag :) I hope to remember that next year :)

Wandering around and saying hello to peeps I have not seen in 2 years. Wonderful laughter, hugs, jumps joy and screams of "OH my God you MADE it! Where have you been? How's your grandson and kids? What's new besides overwork and school?"
Burners are the strangest and most endearing hearts I have ever known. There are kids
(because I am 2 times their ages) helping me out with setting up the tent and hauling stuff... then we find someone else that just arrives and help them out... and on and on and on...
Friday night is getting ready for tomorrow. Saturday Night is the effigy burn :)

It was the most beautiful effigy I have seen yet at Myschievia. Stunningly beautiful.

It was a wooden HUGE flower pot.. FILLED with flowers of this world and other worlds. Music is now playing across the playa field as the "space ship" is built for our DJ's.
Flipsides "Freak" was rebuilt and will burn tonight. I would have loved to have stayed another night to see it and be with like minded folks....
No.... I did not take pictures this time. Raining. It is hard to take pictures and get everyone's permission to have the pictures taken. It would not have done the burn justice either.
The glow poi procession was stunning.
The fire poi was totally HOT! Several ways :) Such grace the spinners have with this.... gently misting rain failing as the fire is twirled and flung and danced across bodies, poi, staffs and hoops.
Great food... laughter, talking, hugs, yelling and more laughter.
The effigy burned well and clean... all the way to the afternoon that Robin and I were leaving.

I have missed you all and it was GOOD to arrive home again at Myschievia.

hehehe...Kinda hard to imagine that I could be heard across the playa .. banshee yell wailing out at the spinners... people trying to find me from the sounds. A few could weave through the crowd enough to locate me.. and again I was surrounded with great big hugs and laughter... always laughter.

Marty... I missed you being at Myschievia with me. MH would not know what to do but I bet it would be a blast to see her at the burn :)
It was wonderful to be able to be seen, heard laughing, and hugged until I was warmed.
Robin thanks for going with me on the adventure. You will be a fine burner.
To young Rob... THANKS for fixing my neck. It feels much better. I am looking forward to meeting up for coffee... or I will just walk into WFM and gain a hug and a rub real quick very soon:)
You can still get your license :) you are good!

Regina.. I am so sad to not see your Mom but I am well pleased that the decision was to have the kid stayed home. That goes for you too, Danielle! It would not have been good for the kiddo's this time. I did get a hug from SubZero (Is that the burner name?) and he took a picture of Robin and I sitting on SA. Let me know what you think of SA's picture :)

I have missed the time to simply be without question. No one expecting me to act a particular way.. or that my clothes looked weird... or that I laughed loud a lot :)
When Z is older... maybe he will want to go and see one day :)

It was not a huge crowd... but we are all family while there. Looking out for each other and noticing when there are difficulties. We all help.

Hey Lurko.... did you get that pig?