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March 31, Redfield, Arkansas (125 miles, Baugh city park.)

Arkansas delights.

March 30, Musfreeboro.

We're in Arkansas, somewhere between the towns of Sweet Home and Delight.
There is no water on this lot, a glaring gravel expanse with pools of murky water and old drums and machinery left to rust, out in the middle of spring green pastures and woods on a lovely country road.

Missed birthday party pictures lament.

March 30, Mursfreeboro.

We celebrated Nicolas' second birthday as a family last night for we'll be too far for the Sheyla gang to come join us tomorrow, the day he actually turns two. Sheyla brought a Tres Leches cake that threatened to collapse as the day wore on.
I forgot to video record the blowing of the candle and took horrible, flashed pictures instead where everybody comes out with red eyes and a dazed look.
Trust the professional.

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March 30, Mursfreeboro, Arkansas (86 miles, RD plant construction site.)

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March 29, Idabel, Oklahoma (42 miles, fairgrounds.)

Back to square one.

March 28, Hugo.

We moved to Hugo last night after a day of severe weather. As the winds whipped up a storm temperatures dropped suddenly some time in the afternoon, a cold front that had dumped a foot of snow in the northern Texas panhandle yesterday catching up with us.
The circus contracted a tractor to pull us out of the muck; the last truck was extricated way past midnight and we finally could roll. Fridman has been driving the tire truck for about a month now, so we have to wait until everybody is gone to get moving, along with the mechanics' truck, the rescue team closing the circus caravan.
We're back in Hugo after beginning the season in south Texas, the first time in the recent history of this circus that it doesn't start here, its winter quarters.
It was two o'clock in the morning before we went to bed.

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March 28, Hugo, Oklahoma (70 miles, field next to Kelly Miller Circus winter quarters.)

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March 27, Commerce, Texas (69 miles, Texas A&M field.)

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March 26, Van, Texas (41 miles, high school grounds.)

Family update updated.

March 25, Athens.

Sheyla, Alain, Friedman and Sandro came to see the second show yesterday. Dylan would let go of her; Nicolas ever the independent one.

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March 25, Athens, Texas (85 miles, across from middle school.)

Day and night.

March 24, Royse City.

Three hours of driving after only five of sleep and a garbage-strewn no man's land lot next to the highway, sometime after the Fate city limit sign.
We left as soon as we arrived for a doctor's appointment in Dallas. On the way back a stopover at don Sandro's house to see Sheyla and the family and pick up odd things among the boxes of our stuff that are stored there.
The day is gone as fast as the night ever was.

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March 24, Royse City, Texas (111 miles, interstate I-30 and FM road 548.)

Container #1.

March 23, Bridgeport.

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March 23, Bridgeport, Texas (66 miles, Harwood park.)

Family update.

March 21, Frisco.

Frisco Square.

March 21, Frisco.

Man on a wire.

March 21, Frisco.

Circus news: Patsy is doing her hula hoop act now, in replacement of Delena Fusco's. Her husband, Manuel, also started doing one of his acts yesterday to fill the void left by the Fuscos' departure and the Fernandez not working (asphalt makes for deadly falls.)
It involves riding a motorcycle on a wire.

Night move.

March 20, Frisco.

We moved last night because of traffic
Thank heavens, Dallas traffic is awful, and only matched by its highways.

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March 20, Frisco, Texas (58 miles, Frisco Square.)