May 27, 2007
The memorial day parade
I have another photo essay planned - that I actually wanted to do last year - but never got around to it (uhm, mainly cause I didn't have a camera). I took all the photos I need last night for this photo-essay idea (before the visit from the firemen, naturally) ... but I need to go thru them, and organize them. In the meantime: here (and below the fold) are the photos I took of the Memorial Day parade in Hoboken. (Warning: I took a million photos. This camera has created a monster. Me.)
Please assume that every caption for every photo should be: "I love these people."
The veterans. The high school bands. The cops. The firemen. The ROTC clubs. The Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. And everybody knows everybody in Hoboken - so there's a lot of waving, and joviality.
I love parades.
And here they all come!! (Oh, and it was sunset time. So that light glowing on the buildings in the background is not an exaggeration or a Photo Shop trick. It was that magical hour when everything blazes up into utter clarity, shadows take on stark and vivid outlines, and the bricks glow like gold. I was glad that some of that was captured)
And there they all go ....
I hope you all have a wonderful Memorial Day.
Posted by sheila | TrackBackjiminy cricket, honey.
did you miss anybody?
hahaha Actually, yes, I did!!
Posted by: red at May 27, 2007 6:41 PMThe guy in the blue shirt and baseball hat helping to carry the flag is giving you a "WTF?" look.
Hey guy, it's a parade.
Posted by: missy at May 27, 2007 7:56 PMLoved all the photos... and the "Cheer Dynamics" girls a lot ... also I have a strong urge to get my clothes dry cleaned SAME DAY.
Ann Marie
hahahahaha I think I need to get a "Hollywood Tan". As opposed to a Sahara Tan or a Florida Tan.
Ann - see the little cheerleader girl who's wearing hi-tops? The one in the front - the only one wearing differnt kinds of sneakers. She was so cute - she was telling everybody what to do - the parade had stalled for a bit - so the girls had to stay in position (which is naturally very difficult) - and Little Miss Thing in the hi-tops was full of ideas about how to stay in position while they were on hold. (Naturally, though, she wasn't staying in position - she was too busy moving about telling everyone what to do.) She was so cute!!
Posted by: red at May 27, 2007 9:16 PMHoboken is CUTE, Sheila!
Speaking of cute, that cop who was gesturing toward you and smiling...nice.
Posted by: PatrickP at May 28, 2007 2:56 AM