Friday, July 3, 2009

friday my town shoot out - celebrate life


The day was warm and sunny


The children were ready and excited


All the ladies in town turned out


Even the government agencies showed up


Boys in uniform promoted their cause


The local band was fired up

Farmers everywhere would have been proud


It was Swanville's carnival parade
and the entire town turned out
as they have for over 100 years
and filled the front yards
three blocks long on both sides

It was affirming
richness is alive and well
in small town America

16 comments:

  1. Wonderful set of photos, Grace!

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  2. I love your photos, and wish I could have attended a parade this year...when my kids were little we went all the time!

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  3. Zaroga - Glad you enjoyed toe pics.

    Debbie - We nearly never get to parades anymore either but made it a point to visit this one with our grandson (and his mom and dad).

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  4. OK just to clarify, that should have been - the pics, not toe pics up above. I don't know where that came from.

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  5. Oh my goodness, what a lot of fun! I love that kind of a parade - a little something for everyone! Your pictures are fantastic! Thanks for taking us along on your fun little adventure!

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  6. LOL - I love that 'Bale Out' one!

    :)

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  7. Grace - I love your photos! The guy on the tractor is my favorite! Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you again!

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  8. this is a fabulous display of Celebrating Life! what is better than family, friends and neighbors? thanks for sharing.

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  9. Thanks for stopping by Noe and Doreen. This was a fun subject. Glad you liked the photos.

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  10. The outhouse on the float is fantastic. Thanks for stopping by.

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  11. Ohhh that looks like such fun!

    Thank you for your comments on my blog.

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  12. Great photos. I can really see the happy celebration of life. Thanks for sharing the carnival parade

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  13. small town parades are as good as it gets.

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  14. Nice to see all of you here. Thanks for your comments.
    Kerri
    Sarah
    Redlan
    Ginger

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