Listening

Posted on: 4 August 2011

By: AlisonB

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I sat outside the Big Blue Top last night - this is what was there with me:

hoards of children racing round, Lord of the Flies like, trailing CYP rucksacks and name labels

a couple of violinists entertaining us

lots of Friends pausing on a grassy bank, soaking up the music, atmosphere and gently fading light - and enjoying the cool air

huge sturdy cables, guy ropes I suppose, anchoring the tent with strong pegs fixed deep into the asphalt

the entrance to the busy, noisy groups fair - stalls, conversations, information, slick new logos, lovely homemade posters, new initiatives, long standing commitments, Quaker witness in all it's variety and vibrancy

the Quaker bookshop tent, soooooooo tempting

some folk in 17c Quaker costumes

Lovely.