Let's see ... how can I tell you about my day on Saturday without giving you so much information that you're bored to tears? Hmmmmm ... Well, it all started a few years ago when some friends of mine decided to put on a scavenger hunt. But not just ANY scavenger hunt! No, this one involves a bit of "capture the flag," some photography, a lot of creativity, much sneaking around (as many of you will be glad to hear), some "olympic" events, and a barbeque. It's a day-long event, and the people who participate look forward to it all year. As a matter of fact, there are probably a few people who are lying to a few other people already, in preparation for NEXT year's event! This extravaganza of wanton weirdness is known as the Trifecta Venatorius, affectionately called "The Hunt." This year there were 16 participants (four teams of four), along with two Huntmasters, with your favorite Auntie (that's me) in a supporting role. I designed the posters, helped come up with some of the items on the lists, assisted one of the teams (the winning team, actually!) with their scavenger hunt list, and took pictures at the barbeque/olympics. Somewhere in there, while everyone else was running around, I took a nap! The day was a roaring success, everyone had a wonderful time, nobody got seriously hurt, and in general it was a blast. The adults start at 10:00 in the morning, and at 4:00 they meet back at the starting point to check in, at which time an official break is given so people can go to the grocery store, pick up their kids, do whatever they need to do. Then at about 5:30 or 6:00, we start up again with the barbeque and the challenges (aka olympics). Various people participated in bobbing for apples, swallowing raw eggs, drinking Diet Coke with Mentos in their mouth, and running a six-part timed race. I got a bunch of wonderful photographs Saturday evening ... mostly portraits ... so I consider my day to have been a huge success! The "wheelbarrow" was one-sixth of the timed race. I loved this shot of two of the guys participating. The sense of motion really reflects the fun and energy of the day!