It was a beautiful crisp morning for a run or a stroll round the quiet Delmar neighbourhood - with a couple of thousand fellow participants. This is only the Turkey Trot's third year, but it's already established as a popular Thanksgiving tradition. Really friendly, really fun, and all in aid of the food pantry. At $20 a head entry fee it must have raised a whole lot of money for that good cause.
I was happy (relieved, in fact) to quickly come across a friend who seemed unphased by my appearance and who was willing to walk the course with me (she was herself wearing a hat shaped like a pilgrim turkey, so she was already beyond embarassment).
I received many compliments on my "turkey" costume. After the sixteenth or so "Look at the turkey!" I gave up correcting people. What the heck, on Thanksgiving everyone just assumes any big fat bird has to be a turkey - who was I to disappoint the American public?
The Man completed his run in a good time. I took a great deal longer, but didn't use quite as much puff. And guess which of us came home clutching a trophy? Oh yes, only a Best Costume Golden Turkey for yours truly!
Not a B Mathews bird then!
ReplyDeleteI dont think that an owl would go far feeding a family at Christmas
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