Circus

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The Circus has come to town! The last time we had a circus in town was 4 or 5 years ago, so this is exciting.

Last night I took the middle two kids to see the circus, we all had a ball. Amber didn’t come because she has just returned from school camp and was exhausted, too many late nights and early mornings. Possum didn’t come because he’s too young, and I didn’t want to have to chase him all around the building. My Mum came, she paid, thank you Mum, you’re a gem.

The circus was great, so much fun, the magic was all there. We loved it. One great thing was they had no exotic animals, just normal domesticated pets or farm animals. First animals we saw were three steers, they walked around the ring a few times, then stepped up onto steps and stared at the audience. I was so glad we didn’t have front row seats, even gladder later on. Then a tiny pony raced in and ran under the steers’ stomachs, rather interesting, round and round then out they all went. Then there was a dancing poodle, seemed to enjoy itself. There were a couple of camels who marched disdainfully around the ring three times, then went back out. Four little ponies who jumped over and through hoops and played tricks by avoiding their turns for jumping. Three lovely silky terriers, who played around and did their best to avoid jumping over and through hoops, the kids really enjoyed it. Lily’s jaw dropped so often we needed to pick it up off the floor. However, she wasn’t overly impressed when the steers and camels pooed on the floor.

The clown was fun, he called a couple of volunteers from the audience, the other reason I was glad not to be in the front row, and made them do funny things. The there was a man who squeezed into a bottle (I think he was the clown), I thought Mum was going to throw up when he did it. They had a juggler who juggled six batons at a time, he also juggled soccer balls, and silk scarves. A lady who balanced on a bike, and juggled at the same time. A young man who did all manner of strength tricks with the juggling guy. A young lady who used Russian silks, then spun around on a hanging hoop. The kids were enthralled, so was I. A young lady who did hoop tricks, her finale was to spin a couple around her and then the others threw hoops at her, until she was spinning so many you could only see her feet and head, everyone was impressed. The finale of the show and most wonderful of all was the ring of death. The dog trainer also did this one, and he walked around and round, and up and down on this wheel as it spun up and down. Then to really stress us out he did it blindfolded.

We loved the circus and the kids want to go back today. Maybe we can organise for Amber to go, but I think she will spend most of the day in bed. The circus is welcome to come back anytime, and we’ll be first in line to see it.

Oh and mustn’t forget the geese. Someone wrangled 6 geese around the ring, up a slide and down the other side. Lots of fun.