Honorary Waymarkers

Nothing gets people more interested in doing things than actually doing it. This was an odd weekend for the Philbert Phlock. Rick and Diane spent the weekend in different parts of the state and the Phlock was divided as well. Diane was in Brown County, Indiana at a church retreat. She had baby Philbert with her, along with me, the Philbert original. She went with her friend Michelle and Michelle became my personal assistant. Before going to the retreat itself, Michelle and Diane stopped in Nashville, Indiana for a little shopping. Rumor has it there are more phlamingos to be added to the phlock, including....be still my beating little wings....a "Philberta". Surprisingly, there is very little in the town of Nashville that has been waymarked! For those of you not from the great Hoosier state, you should know that Nashville is an "artists' colony" in the beautiful hills of southern Indiana. Thousands of tourists visit this community every year. There are some waymarks posted in the nearby state park, but you know what happens when two girls get together...it's not very likely they will go to the state park.

At any rate, Michelle quickly learned the difference between posting a new waymark and visiting. She was quick to suggest new poses for little baby Philbert. Diane was pointing out a veritable plethora of new categories. So exciting! I may be seen in places I've never been seen before.

The excitement of the day came when heading to the actual retreat center. In the small community of Helmsburg, Indiana, is a sock factory. For those of us acquainted with Indiana, this factory would qualify as an "iconic factory", but outside of Indiana this is a little more unclear. I'm off my flight plan here, though. The point of mentioning the sock factory is not to bemoan that it will probably not be accepted into waymarking.com, but that it was on FIRE!  Lots and lots of smoke was billowing out of the factory, and it wasn't smog. Two tankers were seen filling up near the local general store. There were lots and lots and lots of trucks at the location itself.  On the way home on Sunday, the crowd had cleared and it looked as if the sock factory is A-OK.  Diane will do some digging to see what she can learn. It's not the phlamingos wear socks, but when it comes to winter in Indiana, they become a necessity for those humans.

No pictures have been uploaded as yet, but be on the lookout. They will be coming! Oh...and thanks to the Waycross folks in Morgantown, Indiana for their gracious hosting abilities. The retreat was wonderful and renewing. Who knows?  There just might be a waymark from their facility...