Monday, June 11, 2007
Gorilla Run: All Banana, No Hammock
so, saturday was the neighborhood childrens’ art fair. a lovely time, lots of candy and fried food and squealing and chaos of the most cheerful varieties. No photos, which is just as well, because it wasn’t very photogenic. It just felt like a small town - an amazingly diverse and creative small town. Z had a great time and then slept like a rock on ambien.
sunday was a little weirder: we headed out to see our good friend (and (apparently erstwhile) blogger) shuffle his simian self at the great gorilla run. Folk get into their gorilla suits (what? you lost yours?) and run 7K to benefit gorilla habitats. Then the gorillas run 7K to get me to clean up my goddamn spare room so my sister and her family can stay here later in the week. But that wasn’t so photo-friendly an event so here are my shots of the GGR in GGP, with the following disclaimer: like a big dummy I set the camera to the wrong speed and my photos are consequently sort of fuzzy. I guess that’s fitting, but I still feel dumb.
The race leaders, running full out like the jungle warriors they are.
Just as strenuous but less efficient, these guys were brachiating and cavorting for all they were worth.
Everybody got into the act. The presence of a fez was particularly meaningful to me. (and it was real, not dynamically added!)
Here’s our hero Pete, unabashedly bareheaded at the lakeside.
The view up JFK drive, as the noble beasts charge forth from the fogbanks.
Among the best images of the day, though the photo does not do it credit: six gorillas in a pedal-surrey, chasing a bicycling banana.
And, under the category “it shouldn’t be a total loss”: chuckles gets artsy at the playground:
Plus, of course, the grinning non-apey visage of my dear boy Zach, who enjoyed the whole damn thing just fine, tyvm.
I think that’s enough for this morning. Looks like it’ll be a good’un. Enjoy it!
