Marjorie Learns Shepherd's Hey

Photo courtesy of David McKeown

Day 290: In May 2010, I joined Kelly DeLay's "Clouds365," an on-line photo project which documented sky conditions around the world on a daily basis. The project ran for (three?) years, during which time a few of the more consistent contributors got to know each other, if only as friends in cyberspace. Occasionally, some of us had the opportunity to meet up with others, but it was rather rare. Upon the project's completion, a scaled-down version migrated to Facebook and the virtual relationships continued. Yesterday, I had the privilege of meeting in person David and Marjorie McKeown, who were on the long route home to Quebec from Hawai'i. The encounter forged another link in the chain; David and Marjorie met another of my friends (Patty Evans) several years ago. Patty was also involved in the Clouds365 project. That said, my relationship with Patty began on the internet over a decade ago, a result of a common interest in geocaching. She and a third caching friend (Alison) are my truest and dearest sisters-of-the-heart.

I was thrilled that David and Marjorie were able to attend Sound & Fury's tour of Woodinville cideries, even moreso that they took photos and videos of our dancing. However, the high point of the day was when Marjorie (left, blue and purple shirt) joined in as Foreman Dave taught "Shepherd's Hey" to members of the audience. David declined on the grounds that he was the photographer!