yes.
I laid down in the road for this one. The Marine Corps Orchestra comes here every year, and stay for the whole week playing here and there. They were at the elementary school today... The kids were ROCKIN'!! lol
The pooper scoopers following the horses...
CRACKS
me
up.
Every time.
The reactions of some of the Vets in the parade, seeing the great turn out in their honor...
It's pretty emotional when someone who was willing to die for your freedom starts clapping for YOU.
The clowns. They were pretty cool!!
Skipper... You're a super star now, baby!! I know Margarette will show you this. Loved seeing you in that fire truck. I know your Dad was smiling on you.
After the parade, there was a ceremony, and city BBQ. It was a GREAT ceremony. They laid wreaths at the town's memorial, and at the end, one of the members of the Marine Band played the Taps.
Then, an old plane flew over head, SO LOW!! It was really cool.
As if THAT isn't a great finish, there were parachuter's who came down FLYING THE FLAG... it was AMAZING.
And what city event is complete without a few furry friends? This one caught my eye...
The yard.... it's been taking up my days...
On the bright side, I got my load of sod out of the truck today, and I have all my seeds ready to plant.
It's supposed to rain today, and I think I'm running out of time... but I hope to get some seeds into the ground by the weekend.
SO
Here's the NEW yard!! Just seeds to go!!
From against the house.
In other news, TallyScrapper is hosting a Cyber Crop this weekend!! Hope you stop in a try out some of the challenges!!
ETA:
OH MY GOSH!!! I just found out that my photo made it onto EXPLORE on Flickr!! EXPLORE is a feature that highlights photos for the attention of others!!! HOLY SHIT!!! There are some AMAZING photos up there!! I also discovered ANOTHER one of my photos has been there before!! GO LOOK!!! I'm down the page a little ways.
ETA... Since posting this, my photo has moved up in the ranks... lol You can see it HERE.
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Wow! Those are some great photos , love the one of you laying down to take a picture , that was just beatiful!! the clowns were cute too!! Your yard looks wonderful!!
ReplyDeleteVery cool yardage! I'd love to live across the street from you!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see what you do with your garden. Are your fences old bed frames? Looks like the dark one by itself is a headboard, but not sure about the white ones in front. Love the eclecticness! Not sure I could do it, but I love how it looks.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE YOUR HOUSE. I want to come visit RIGHT NOW!
ReplyDeleteYour new camera is great, those pictures are amazing! Seriously, I've always loved your pictures. You have a great eye.
ReplyDeleteLooks and sounds like you had a great Memorial Day! The pictures are awesome, as always! I have a special place in my heart for all Veterans, but especially Marines...OohRah!! :-)
ReplyDeleteLOVE your yard! Its so quaint, I wanna live with you!!
ReplyDeleteOkay so the Gutter Girls picture, is that for what we were chattin 'bout thee other night? Hmmm? I love it so I hope it is!!
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great pics - LOVE your new garden and woohoo! congrats on Flickr!
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures of the parade!your garden looks awesome I wish I had a green thumb i kill everything!so sad :(
ReplyDeleteI just snooped through your flickr photos~LOVE THEM*!*
ReplyDeleteYour stills are awesome*!*