scrapkat1: Sarett Nature Center's Annual Barn Party
scrapkat1: Someone had set up a lovely Fall Harvest Display.
scrapkat1: The Barn all set up for eating and the Silent Auction Items lining the sides.
scrapkat1: The big Silent Auction Item - the BIG ITEM - a 2012 Hurricane Santee 125 Fiberglass Kayak!! The birdbath was gorgeous too and also made out of granite!! And ther was also a Giving Tree if you wanted to just donate.
scrapkat1: The appetizer table with a cute little scarecrow. Lots of things I had never had but I was brave and tried quite a few things and even liked most of them!
scrapkat1: People checking out the Silent Auction Items
scrapkat1: Lots of people filling up on all the yummy appetizers.
scrapkat1: More guests arriving and checking in.
scrapkat1: Sorry for the blurr - the bar was the action spot!
scrapkat1: One of the Naturalist from Sarett and her son mingling before the start of the evening festivities.
scrapkat1: Silent Auction Item - Large Cornelion Cherry Dogwood Tree (which we won!)
scrapkat1: Silent Auction Items - Birdson CD and Playing Cards and a GORGEOUS Bloodroot Bowl
scrapkat1: Silent Auction Item - Framed Badger, U of M Notarized by Bo Schembechler & Don Canham
scrapkat1: Silent Auction Items - Decorative Candle Holder, Blue Jay and Hummingbird by Lennox and aTabor Hill Dinnre for Two Certificate.
scrapkat1: Silent Auction Items - Decorative Rooster, Hand Blown Glass Pitcher and a Sibley Bird Book - 2nd Edition (which we also won!)
scrapkat1: Silent Auction Items - Tabor Hill Dinner for Two Certificate and Two HummZinger Hummingbird Large Feeders (we also won one of these!)
scrapkat1: Silent Auction Items - Monkey Breat Pot, Bird House Decoration, and a Small Casserole Server (we also won the Bird House Decoration, which was our last win).
scrapkat1: Silent Auction Item - Beautiful Decorative Beach Glass Mirror
scrapkat1: Lining up the tables and warmers - almost dinnr time now!
scrapkat1: SMILE!
scrapkat1: Notice how many more desserts there are now? I managed to find ONE caramel topped piece of cheesecake! MY FAVORITE!!!
scrapkat1: The Giving Tree
scrapkat1: Silent Auction Item - Close Up of the Granite Bird Bath
scrapkat1: Silent Auction Item - Close up of the Kayak
scrapkat1: Everyone lined up for the buffett dinner. We had Salad, Pork and Beans, Vegetable Lasagna, Boiled Buttered Potatoes, Fried Chicken, Rolls and a Fruit Bowl. All very tasty!!!
scrapkat1: It didn't take long for the line to get going.
scrapkat1: All the tables had beauiful fresh flowers on them. What else would a Nature Center use for a centerpiece :)
scrapkat1: The beginning of the program after dinner. It told about all the things and trips from 2015 that Sarett Nature Center had done or taken.
scrapkat1: Big Wings!
scrapkat1: Well Hello there!