Jeanne and I attended the Dubuque annual Halloween parade yesterday evening. Angie and Ben were taking Joshua and it had been years since I had attended the parade so it sounded like fun. The parade started at 6:30 pm and I didn’t get home until 6:05 pm so we had to hustle to get there before it started.
The parade was amazing. It was an hour and a half long with 4 bands and I don’t know how many floats plus all the assorted weird vehicles and walkers. Above Joshua is waiting in anticipation for the parade to start. He could see the flashing lights and every once in a while hear a siren blow. He was excited.
It was neat to see the bands last night. The kids all got to dress up and instead of a regimented march they danced and skipped to the cadence.
When we arrived at 12th and Main Street it was packed. The people were 4 to 5 people deep along the parade route. There were more people at the parade then at the Labor Day Parade last year. The police were patrolling the parade route on bicycles in a futile attempt to keep people back on the curb.
There were some spectacular looking floats including a Pirates of The Caribbean complete with Captain Jack Sparrow, his ship and Davey Jones. Unfortunately I was in a place where about all I could get of the ship was the back of people’s heads. I’ll do some more processing this evening and see if I can salvage something.
Joshua had a wonderful time with all the lights and sounds. He was so excited and he didn’t want to leave when the parade was over. I on the other had couldn’t wait. It was cold and I was tired of standing on the cold concrete.
Plus I felt like I had smoked a pack of cigarettes. Even though we were outside there were enough people smoking that you could smell it constantly.
Well that’s it for today. I hope you enjoy your Tuesday. We say a prayer for the people on the East Coast and what they are going through right now. Thanks for stopping by and be careful.
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