June
The days get longer, the warm weather begins, and the Peonies are in bloom. Well, some of them anyway. That didn’t stop over 500 people from coming down to Maine Audubon to enjoy our biggest Peony Day yet, featuring ice cream from Toots, live music from Flying Home and quite a bit of face painting.
As the marketing and development intern, it was my job to man the scavenger hunt table, offer encouraging clues to bewildered parents, and award Maine Audubon stickers to those adventurous enough to gather all the clues and solve the scavenger hunt riddle.
I had some tough competition from the animal bones table, but nearly 100 kids and their families participated. However, some participated more than others.
“I’d like to do it again,” a boy in an oversized baseball cap said.
“It’s your eleventh time,” I said.
“Twelfth time actually,” he said. I handed him another sheet.
Another boy who looked like he tripped into his hair approached the scavenger hunt table with a shirt full of Audubon butterfly stickers.
“Can I have another sticker,” he said.
“Then you have to do the treasure hunt again,” I said.
He paused, then took a clipboard and disappeared into the rose bushes.
All in all, a successful day.