BLESSING OF OUR SNAKES!!!

Below are some photos taken by my husband of Shermy, Shirley and Woodstock at a Blessing of the Animals held on Saturday, July 21, 2007 at the House of Prayer Lutheran Church in Hingham, MA. The church is close to Wompatuck State Park where we got our snakes at past meetings of the New England Herpetological Society. Click on image to enlarge. .

	Our snakes in their travel cages, waiting for their blessings. From left to right: Shirley, Shermy and Woodstock.
	Shermy and Woodstock.
	Shirley!
	A cute dog investigates our snakies.
	The snakes also attract curious children.
	One of the children fascinated by our snakes.
	And another cute doggie.
	Shermy!!
	All three snakes with Shermy's and Shirley's owner.
	Shermy and Woodstock
	Woodstock below the bulletin for the service.
	Those mysterious shadows seem to love snakes!!
	As Woodstock looks on...
	All three snakes and their reflections.
	One of the many dogs that got blessed.
	The tent where the blessings were done.
	Another view of the tent.
	Two more cute little doggies.
	The pastor beginning the worship service.
	The pastor and musicians under the tent.
	The pastor at the microphone.
	The pastor conducting the service.
	A view of the sky.
	Getting closer to the actual blessing!
	The blessing about to begin.
	The line starts for the blessing of the animals.
	Most of the animals blessed were dogs.
	The pastor blessing one of the dogs.
	The pastor and musicians.
	More dogs receiving blessings.
	Yet more dogs receive blessings; also a few cats.
	Shermy and Shirley in line to receive their blessings.
	A little child fascinated by Shermy.
	Shermy and Shirley being carried to their blessing.
	The snakes are placed on the table to be blessed.
	Woodstock, Shirley and Shermy from left to right.
	The pastor gives the snakes their blessings.
	Is this an angel cat tablecloth?
	More dogs in line to be blessed after our snakes got blessed.
	A beagle about to be blessed.
	Another animal receiving blessings.
	The beagle after receiving its blessing.
	End of the blessing line.
	View of the sky through the trees. A small rainbow in the thin clouds was seen but did not come through in this photo.
	View of the sky through the trees.
	A seashell cloud.
	Seashell cloud between the trees

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