Marching time
Jul. 5th, 2009 12:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
primsong*sing* I Love a Parade...
My daughter and I walked our feet off in the Fourth of July parade here, but it was great fun - over 200 of us for the 'Tea Party' entry, with multiple vehicles - easily the biggest in the lineup, lots of positive support from the folks watching, several wishing they could join us (it was capped to keep it from overwhelming the parade flow), nice big rally afterwards though we cut it a bit shorter because of the heat.
Five miles, near as I can tell between start and finish and getting back for the rally, with my position being right behind a vintage army troop-conveyor, elderly folks on the truck happily tossing candy, etc., nice folks along the way spritzing us with water, Navy man beside me being much better at hollering than I was. Several seemed to really like my sign ('Next Time Read the Bill')
Foot-weary and hot, we then went home and collapsed and did essentially nothing until evening when we toured our own neighborhood to enjoy the small local fireworks going off.
Hope everyone had a great 4th!
My daughter and I walked our feet off in the Fourth of July parade here, but it was great fun - over 200 of us for the 'Tea Party' entry, with multiple vehicles - easily the biggest in the lineup, lots of positive support from the folks watching, several wishing they could join us (it was capped to keep it from overwhelming the parade flow), nice big rally afterwards though we cut it a bit shorter because of the heat.
Five miles, near as I can tell between start and finish and getting back for the rally, with my position being right behind a vintage army troop-conveyor, elderly folks on the truck happily tossing candy, etc., nice folks along the way spritzing us with water, Navy man beside me being much better at hollering than I was. Several seemed to really like my sign ('Next Time Read the Bill')
Foot-weary and hot, we then went home and collapsed and did essentially nothing until evening when we toured our own neighborhood to enjoy the small local fireworks going off.
Hope everyone had a great 4th!
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Date: 2009-07-06 04:43 pm (UTC)I am proud of you and your mates.
Sunday at church we had a Service for the Departed, which I held, and remembered all those there without care to culture, upbringing, or circumstance. It was a good day.