The Second Star

This is Izzy. He was a huge hit at the nativity. He lives about half an hour away from us, and we were privileged to have him as a part of the scene. I learned a lot about dromedary camels while we sat out there in the cold tonight. For instance:

• They can tolerate temperatures ranging from -40 (F) to 140 (F).
• They have three stomach chambers and chew their cud, as cows do.
• They can live to be 50-60 years old (in this case that probably means Izzy will outlive his owner).
• You train them the same way you train horses.
• Camels are smart; if you let them get away with something once, they will stubbornly refuse to accept that it's not okay the next time.

People really had fun seeing Izzy. I hope to have him back next year. Thanks to Charley Coleman again for the photo.

Our 2009 nativity is officially over, but next year is going to be incredible and I'm already excited about it! I've got three ladies already volunteering to help organize next year, so I'm stoked! It took two years, but finally people are catching on to what it is and what it can be. You won't want to miss it next year!