Friends of Five Rivers marched in the Memorial Day Parade again this year. Once again the Man assumed the role of mascot otter, and my friend and fellow Board member, M, donned the owl costume and had a hoot from start to finish.
People love Five Rivers, and today they weren't shy about shouting it out (or just hooting) to let us know. And they ADORE the otter (even if they think it's a beaver/squirrel/chipmunk/woodchuck/platypus - seriously though, platypus?). Even as he over-heated, the Man did an excellent job of greeting the crowds and distributing high fives which were received with joy by young and old alike (overheard: "I high-fived the otter!!!" and "Oh boy, I'm never washing this hand...").
It was hotter than last year, so the otter had to nip off to the side a couple of times and (shh) take his head off. At the end of the parade he collapsed on a grassy bank for a few minutes to catch his breath, which clearly concerned someone as a policeman (actually, the school detective) came cycling up to tell us he'd had a report of a collapsed chipmunk and were we in need of emergency services?
But the Man was OK, so much so that he put the costume back on to walk back to our friends' house where we'd parked the car. Funny thing: put on an otter suit and march in a parade and people can't get enough of you. Just walk down the street in an otter suit and no-one will even look at you.
Sounds to have been a most enjoyable day The otter must be fitter than he was after all his running during the previous months Well done
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