Featherside '25 -- The 39th Annual Fowl Ball

September 20, 2025

Your hosts (RH)

Dedication

This year's party is dedicated to the memory of Terry von Hightower, dancer, stuntman, actor, cowboy, sommelier and so much more! (BK)

The Photographers

Anahy Antara (AA), Barry Koffler (BK), Bojan Petek (BP), Dubem Ogwulumba (DO), Jeri DeSantis (JD), Judy Timke (JD) Leticia Lacativa (LL), Myrna Figueiredo (MF), Paul Luke (PL), Robert Hirschberg (RH), Stefan Lisowski (SWL), Stephanie Shum (SS), Valerie Lang (VL), Walt Rauscher (WR)

If you've got any good photos, please send 'em on to me.

Note: A lot of the "portraiture" is at the very bottom of the page -- you might be there!

Arrivals!

Waiting for you (RH)

As usual, Hirschberg is among the early arrivals

But others, including Carol K, soon made their appearance

Anahy, Sherrill & Clark (SWL)

Amy, Candy & Jim D (SWL)

Ilsa (SWL)

Shade greets Mark S and granddaughter (gd) 1 (SWL)

Fran & George, Pat H, Tall Todd (SWL)

Greeting gd 2 & 1 (SWL)

Blair & Carol K, Maggie (SWL)

Myrna, Rafael (SWL)

Anne, Kevin C, Walt (RH, SWL, SWL)

Kathy, Gail, Judy W (SWL)

Dale, Pat L, Bojan (SWL)

The Feeding Frenzy Begins

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Shade surfs for goodies(SWL)

Candy & Jim D, Cindy, Dale (RH)

Stefan, gd 1, gd 2 & Corinne, Joan (RH)

Rhesa, Judy T, Svilen, Adrienne (SWL, RH)

Walt & Winnie, Gary, Rhesa (AA, RH)

Johnny, Charles (SWL, RH)

Clark & Sherrill (RH)

Cyd, Dale, Tall Todd (AA, RH, RH)

John D, Ward, Judy W (AA, RH, RH)

Jeri D, Ed L (RH)

gd 1, gd 2 (SWL, SWL, RH)

Dubem, Rob S, Johnny (SWL)

Steve S, Ed L, Myrna & Charles (RH)

Marissa, Jeri D, Ilsa, Heath (SWL, RH, SWL)

Anne, Amy, Babbie (RH, RH, SWL)

Billy, Blair (SWL, RH, RH)

There were good things to drink, too

Robert H, Jeri D, Tom D (RH, SWL)

Gabrielle (SWL)

Connie, gd 2, Pat F (RH, SWL, RH)

Ward, Evi, Steve S (AA, SWL, RH)

Walt & Winnie, Tom D (RH)

SOCIAL

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Blair & Carol K, Clark, Candy & Jim (RH)

Myrna, Sherrill (RH, AA)

Babbie, Su, Charles, Blair (RH)

Heath, Iva, Tall Todd, Johnny, Rob S, Billy (RH)

Jane, Evi, Fran & George (RH)

gd 1, gds 1 & 2 (RH, SWL)

Garrett, Pat H, Ilsa & Rafael, Evi, Joy (SWL, RH, RH)

Steve S, Joy, Shade, Joan, Rich P (SWL, SWL, JT)

Judy W, Cindy S, Dale, gd 1 & Corinne & gd 2 (SWL)

Jeff & Mary Ann (RH)

Gail, Judy T, Leticia, Dale (JT, RH)

Kevin K, Kathy with stars in her eyes, Kaylee handling the food for us (RH, SWL, RH)

Maggie, Bojan, Babbie, Pat H, Pat L, Tall Todd (SWL, AA)

Pat L, Myrna, Blair (RH)

Maggie, Myrna, Rafael & Ilsa (MF, SWL)

Rhesa & Marissa, Winnie & Walt (SWL)

Steve P, Gary, Winnie, Amy, Tom D (RH, SWL)

Ward, Clark, Su, Babbie, Rich P, Jan (AA, RH)

Kevin K, Cindy S, George, Amy, Nancy (RH)

Evi, George & Fran, Winnie & Walt (SWL, RH)

Maggie, Bojan, Babbie, Clark & Sherrill, Carol K (SWL)

Dale, Carol K & Blair (RH, SWL)

Kevin K, Rafael & Ilsa, Ward, Connie, Barbara (RH)

Too much tech! – Jeri D, Barbara and, oops, me  (RH, SWL, SWL)

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Walt tests the electric fence (for no known reason) (SWL)

GOING TO BARN

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One of my Bettas doing art (AA)

The new walkway (BP)

Party Fashions – Kaete, Jeri D, Leticia, me, Jordan, Gary (SWL, SWL, SWL, AA)

The Barn! (SWL)

The girls were so excited! (SWL)

Pondwatching (SWL)

Stephanie & Dubem duckwatching - Thelma (SWL)

Sheila, Fred & Betty (AA)

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Dubem eyeing the Muscovy Ducks - Champingette, Thelma & Luis (SS)

Stephanie & Dubem barnwatching (SS)

Barn fowl being watched (AA, SS)

BAND

Bernstein Bard Goes West (SWL)

Billy, Dorraine, Mark Ber, Rob S, Robert B, Steve Ber (SWL, SWL, VL, SWL, SWL, SWL)

Blair and Maggie sat in (SWL, MF)

Blair sitting in with the band (video by MF)

LESSON

Barry and Sherrill showing you how! (SS)

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That's it! (SWL)

I explain something to Alex & Tamar, while Sherrill helps Joe & Leticia (SWL)       

You've got it!! (SWL)

FLOOR

"Welcome everyone -- let's dance!!" (VL)

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Dance video by MF 

DANCE

Garrett and Kathy, Rhesa and Gary, Babbie and Bojan (SWL)

Kathy and Ward, John D & Anahy, Su and Kevin K, Alana and Clark (SWL)

Anahy, Gail and Cindy S, Cyd and Kevin K (SWL)

Dubem & Stephanie, Rafael & Ilsa, Jordan & Lori, Tall Todd and Nancy (SWL)

Stephanie, Gary and Rhesa, Alex and Kevin C (SWL)

Anahy, Ward and Stacy, Tom D and Gail, Sherrill & Clark (SWL)

Babbie and Rafael, Megan and Bojan, Rich P and Babbie, Pat L and Megan (SWL)

Stephanie & Dubem, Barbara and Mark Br (SWL)

Babbie and Bojan, Myrna and Other [the other Barry], Kevin K and Dale, Sherrill and Eric (SWL)

Barbara (SWL)

Heath & Adrienne, Jeri D and Kevin C, Jordan & Lori, MaryAnn and Gary (SWL)

Garrett and Tamar, Walt & Winnie, Steve S and Stacy, Alana & Megan, Babbie and John D (SWL)

Steve Bei & Pam (SWL)

Sherrill and Mark Br, Carol K (SWL)

MaryAnn, Blair and Valerie, Pat H and Charles, Rhesa and Bojan (SWL)

Lori & Jordan, Kevin K and Eric, Nancy and John D (SWL, AA, AA, SWL)

Pat L and Connie, Judy W and Cindy S, Pam & Steve Bei, Rhesa and Ed L (SWL)

Kathy and Charles, Bojan and Wendy, Kevin C and Dale, Tamar & Alex, Clark and Sharyn, Ilsa & Rafael (SWL)

Dubem & Stephanie (AA)

Ed L and Babbie, Candy & Jim, Charles and Wendy, Lori and Bojan, Stephanie and Mark Br (SWL)

Pat H and Clark (SWL)

Rhesa & Sophia, Maggie, Myrna and John D, Stacy and Other (SWL)

Charles & Myrna, Carol K & Blair (SWL)

Cyd and Tall Todd, Lori (SWL)

Kaylee, Cyd, Alex & Tamar (SWL, VL, SWL)

Stacy and Garrett, Pat H and Clark, Pat L and Barbara, Judy T and Clark, Tamar & Alex (SWL)

Jeff & MaryAnn, Steve P & Carol P, John D and Dale (SWL)

Heath & Adrienne, Cyd and Pat F, Gary and Barbara (SWL)

Ed L and Dale, Other and Myrna, George & Fran, Ward and Barbara (SWL)

Garrett and Ilsa, Eric and Kitty (SWL)

Susan R (SWL)

Dale, Rhesa and Clark, Gary and Lori, Jordan and Barbara (SWL)

BREAK

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Kathy and Tall Todd, Ben, Marissa, Sophia, Rhesa, Gary (SWL)

Good night! (SS)

SUNDAY

Breakfast

Babbie, Tall Todd, Shade, John D (AA)

Su, Jeri D, Babbie (AA)

Kevin K, Tall Todd, Walt, Jeri D (AA)

The Running of the Chickens

Running to the leftovers!;  Bojan, Walt, Gary, Babbie (BK)

The breakfast gang watches the fowl breakfast: Jeri D, Winnie, Kevin K, Walt, Bojan, Gary, Babbie, Anahy (BK)

Anahy starts filming the fowl: Cryptid, a mixed breed rooster, a Black Copper Marans rooster (JD, AA, AA)

Luis, my Muscovy drake and a couple Runner Duck hens (AA)

OK kids, get in line! . . . Yes Mom (AA)

Runner Duck video by WR  

Wipeout!

Anahy, Tall Todd, John D (AA)

Su, Jeri D, Kevin K, Shade, Tall Todd (AA)

That's all folks! (AA)

Next year's party September 19th!!

PORTRAITS

Adrienne, Gabriella, Cindy S (SWL, RH, SWL)

Dubem, Garrett, moi (SWL)

Joan, Claudia, Iva (SWL)

Jan, Gary, Steve S (RH, SWL, SWL)

gd 1, gd 2, Corinne (SWL)

Tall Todd, Stefan, Mark Be (SWL, RH, SWL)

Joan, Myrna, Leticia (SWL)

Rafael, Jim D, Will (RH, SWL, SWL)

Su, Leticia, Kaete (SWL)

Pat L, George, Ed L (RH, RH, SWL)

Kathy, Babbie, Anne (SWL)

moi, Kevin K, Tom D (SWL)

Alana, Sherrill, Judy W (SWL, RH, SWL)

Rich P, Robert B, Ward (SWL)

Marissa, Simone, Barbara (SWL, SWL, RH)

Steve P, Tom D, Walt (SWL, RH, SWL)

Myrna, gd 2, Susan R (RH)

Joy, Carol K, MaryAnn (RH, SWL, RH)

Winnie, Joan, Winnie (RH, SWL, SWL)