The 45th Annual Corn Roast Festival in Forest Grove, Oregon will take place this Saturday. We used to live in FG and attend the festival every year. We now live in a different city but still plan to attend it tomorrow. The pictures above were taken at the festival in 2005. My sons looked so young here; it's hard to believe that they'll turn 11 and 8 next month.
The highlight for the kids besides enjoying the delicious fresh-roasted corn on the cob, was the Reptile Man. His show was always educational, exciting, and entertaining. In the second picture, the kids had the opportunity to touch a Burmese Python. My boys hesitated at first but did touch it :). I did, too. It felt smooth and rubbery, not slimy at all. Burmese Pythons can grow up to 23 feet long or more and weigh up to 200 lbs. The female coil herself around her eggs (up to 100). God gave her the ability to raise her body temperature by making her muscles tremble. The Burmese Python is the only snake who is able to do this (a snake's temperature is usually lower than ours; reptiles are cold-blooded) and the increased body heat helps keep the eggs warm enough to develop properly. Our Creator made all kinds of cool animals, including some very exotic reptiles.
Previous Friday Photo Flashback:
- A Taste of Thailand
- I Could Never Promise You
- In Father's Hands
- Thai Version of Wipe Out
- My Graduation Day in Thailand
The highlight for the kids besides enjoying the delicious fresh-roasted corn on the cob, was the Reptile Man. His show was always educational, exciting, and entertaining. In the second picture, the kids had the opportunity to touch a Burmese Python. My boys hesitated at first but did touch it :). I did, too. It felt smooth and rubbery, not slimy at all. Burmese Pythons can grow up to 23 feet long or more and weigh up to 200 lbs. The female coil herself around her eggs (up to 100). God gave her the ability to raise her body temperature by making her muscles tremble. The Burmese Python is the only snake who is able to do this (a snake's temperature is usually lower than ours; reptiles are cold-blooded) and the increased body heat helps keep the eggs warm enough to develop properly. Our Creator made all kinds of cool animals, including some very exotic reptiles.
Previous Friday Photo Flashback:
- A Taste of Thailand
- I Could Never Promise You
- In Father's Hands
- Thai Version of Wipe Out
- My Graduation Day in Thailand
