Autumn Weekend: Eatin', meetin' and paintin'

Can a nonJOYzee resident identify this eatery?


BirdChick and I ate there a couple times. On our second visit, she sampled the pumpkin specialty and gave it a thumbs-up. The tasty meal didn't distract her, however, from her morning blog post.



While standing at my booth in The Bird Show at the Cape May Convention Hall, I got to meet Patrick from The Hawk Owl's Nest. Look at his awesome smile! I really enjoyed chatting with him.


I really enjoyed meeting Laura from Somewhere in NJ, too, but lamely failed to take a picture. Everyone gets an occasional brain cramp, right?

Luckily, my brain was engaged when BirdChick hopped into the face painters' chair. Janene and Terry of Festive Faces returned for the second year, and a handful of us quickly asked for their services. The two painters took requests and worked from field guides, as Janene did for BirdChick.


Raptor expert Bill Clark happened to be nearby when BirdChick flew out of the chair.


While sitting at a booth to promote his incredible Migration Mainline work, artist Charley Harper even got into the face painting. He adorned Marleen Murgitroyde's cheeks with his trademark ladybugs and then added his name.


Marleen was thrilled to serve as Charley's first living canvas.