I underestimated how long it would take
to get there. About the time I took this picture there was a round of
applause and people stood up. I'd just missed the ceremony. June and
Woody were married.
There was always someone else
congratulating the happy couple.
After just a bit of schmoozing Medea
invited us all to watch Woody & June dance the first dance, to an
old Cowboy Junkies tune. I want to say it was Anniversary Song, but
that might not be right.
After that the band took the stage and
kept us all dancing for quite a while.
Then there were words of advice from
relatives. First up was Woody Hastings, who had some advice for the
younger Woody Hastings.
Then Jane Brashares had
some things to say to the former June Brashares. I vividly remember her
telling about June being the first person in San Diego County to have
an electric car.
I think this guy was the one that
mentioned that Woody was one of the first people anywhere with a
Hydrogen car.
The Aunt talked about how her economist
husband always knew what Woody wanted based on what used less energy
and was better for Mother Earth.
Then Medea had all of the family
members come down for the toast, which was to be done with cupcakes.
That was the Woody & June version of a cake cutting ceremony. The
cupcakes were made from June's own recipie.
June showed me the redwood tree they
had planted near the wedding site. We're hoping it grows. While I was
talking to her I gave her the only Arizona quarter in my pocket. I
mentioned that when my father was young it was the last State in the
USA. Now it's just the last State in the lower 48. I also to get them a
pair of cherry trees as soon as planting season rolls around.
I told the blond her URLs would still
be getting seen long after the flower is just a memory.
The family sang one song for the rest
of us. By this time I'd had a lot of the cheer, so all I can remember
was that I enjoyed listening to it.
The last song was one that Woody wrote
for the occasion, basically a wish for the listener to have a long,
peaceful, and meaningful life.
After that I put my
camera down and helped with cleanup. There was a woman in a purple top
named Jennifer that also helped. She was going back to Santa Cruz after
the wedding, so it wasn't hard to talk her into giving me a ride to
Mountain View. Jim was the other guy she gave a ride to. I'm
kicking myself for not getting a picture of her, she was quite
beautiful. Anyhow, her car was parked by the buffalo pen, so I got a
few pictures of them to.