So, the idea of needing to get this blog started got its boost with our most alarming event ever.
Today's wedding was at Reynolda Gardens and it was one of those hot, muggy days. We arrived and after being promised a shady spot, we rounded the corner to find that we were actually going to be setup where there were no shady areas at the ceremony site..... save one. This one shady spot was created by a weeping cherry tree, unfortunately, the limbs weeped all around the tree. It was possible to setup under the tree but we would be blocked by the limps from seeing the guests. I managed a quick maneuver of tying the limbs back so that they looked like a natural parting. Voila...we could see everything we needed to see. We had shade and our setup worked out that it was right at the top of some old brick stairs that led down to the small garden where the wedding was being held. Seemed like the perfect spot. Two of us could even sit on the walls that were part of this walkway area...natural chairs. So, we started warming up and played a few of the pieces for the ceremony so to decide on the best stopping places. We were finishing our second piece when my eye caught something long and black just to my right. I looked down and a 6 foot black snake had just finished crossing my foot. The snake had crawled through the low underbrush that was on one side of the brick walk and had crossed through our music stands. No one had seen this snake until it had finished making its way through. I quickly called out to my partners and we gently walked to the other side of the stands and waited for the snake to go about its way. A groomsman came by and hurried the snake to another location and from there someone stood guard for us. Definitely our most intense warm up session ever!
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