What the heck is a Wooly Bear?
The short answer is that a Wooly Bear is a caterpillar with a myth that the length of its stripes determines the winter weather. It has become the star of a festival in Vermillion, Ohio for a few decades now. Yesterday Andy and I went to the Wooly Bear Festival to volunteer for Parrot Hope and Nikita's Wish. I hung out at the parrot table introducing macaws to some of the 100,000+ attendees while Andy took Lucy around with her donation jacket on to collect donations for Nikita's Wish. Lucy and Andy collected $140.00 in donations to help buy food and help pay for vet work for the foster animals in our rescue. I had a lot of fun hanging out with the macaws and other volunteers and talking to the public about parrot care and rescue.
This is a picture of some of the volunteers at the Wooly Bear. I'm in the background behind the table. (photo by volunteer Ed)
Lucy in her donation jacket. (photo by Amy Schnebelin)
