Out of all those kinds of people / You got a face with a view

A summer barbecue with very important people.

Click to Play ♪ This Must Be The Place - The Talking Heads ♫

and delicious maple burgers made by the señor above:

A super organized grill, non?

A nosy poochie:

Not an accurate depiction of our joy and enthusiasm:

Storytelling and music discussions:

The end of a long week:

We had heated discussions about The Talking Heads and David Bowie's various personnages:

Watermelon cut up by the bearer of whimsy herself:

 Isn't she skilled?  I never buy melons because I hate having to cut them.

Speaking of whimsy, with the Labyrinth soundtrack playing in the background, this came about:

And then we bridged a world of magical puppets with magical realism à la Pan's Labyrinth:

 kinda gross image from movie here

And saluted the evening with our beautifully cut watermelons:

And to prove I was there too:

(don't you love that self-portrait face?)

Here's to my friends.  And to one we missed!

P.S. THIS is a great David Byrne, Brian Eno tune