It was the best of times, it was the worst of times....

Isn't it WONDERFUL to have a sunny day in the middle of February?

(well....WE think so!)

Matt and I received and unexpectedly pleasant "Peets" surprise from our "behind-the-scenes-support-staff" (Thanks MUCHLY Denise and Jen)

....and seriously, this "team" consists of folks who wield FAR more that paint brushes...and you all know who you are-

To those who feed us, visit us, empathise with and humor  us ...We THANK YOU!

(Geez, but we are a "sight" aren't we?)

 

Here we have a visitor executing the ever popular "Pagoda Lift"....nice job Denise!  (and thanks for the coffee)   Jen, with a camera ever-in-hand, provided the "documentation"....ONE day, we'll get HER in a photo as well-



Let's hear it for those "Volunteers" AGAIN this week! What a group.  Their Energy and High Spirits were the "fuel" at both the beginning as well as the end of this particularly challenging session at the Wall.  My thanks to Carol, Ginny, Liz, Osea and Bob for sharing so much of themselves these past 5 days...



Here is panel # 24.  I have entitled it "Matt's Panel" as he really was the force behind bringing these Koi Fish from the Hayward Japanese Gardens to "Life" in such a big way-



The Great Blue Heron - no surprise to ANY Fish Pond....proved to be a wonderful Transition into the Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center...(this is a two-panel piece which was not completed due to the "events" of Saturday night)...hence...

"The Worst of Times"....

But then, in ride our "Heroes".  I was absolutely heartsick when I arrived at the Wall this morning.  10 panels had been tagged...7 of which, were already completed.  I didn't know what to do, so I called upon the only friends I had in the immediate area....and in they came...graffiti remover and rags in hand...(Dee Dee & Doug...you have my heart this Valentine's Day).  These two spent their entire Sunday ridding the work of a tremendous amount of spray paint...I'm still not sure exactly "how" they did it, but they cleared pretty much all of the damage.  This was a tough day, but one of a great many "Learnings"...I'm really loving this Project, as well as the people who are making it happen...both "on" as well as "off" site-