May Day!!

Merry May! I woke up at the beautiful 4:55am this morning to go see the Berkeley Morris dancers perform at Inspiration Peak in Tilden. It just isn't May Day without Morris dancing.

They danced the sun up, and then we sang a few songs and everyone did a circle dance. There was a bear, the fool, antlers, May crumbs, and lots of bells and ribbons, of course.

My favorite comment was made by a woman saying that you have to be careful about the Morris dancers: "They did a fertility dance at my wedding and.....well, I have lots of children."

My Feet Have Balls

And those balls hurt. I couldn't find my dance shoes today (apparently I didn't bring them up with me) and I went to a contra dance. I danced barefoot, which was a lot of fun, and they had a nice, smooth, fairly clean floor. The dance itself was a blast, but I had to leave at the break because I wanted to be able to walk tomorrow. Definitely going to go back, though, as soon as I find my shoes or buy new ones or improvise somehow (in a way that does not involve bare feet).