Pictures...Many, Many Pictures!

Because you, the faithful blog readers, must be rather tired of my posting about the endless piles of merino that are being painstakingly picked through, carded and which are generally consuming my life, I offer a little something different today. In lieu of fiber-related reminiscences, I give you the 72nd Annual Casco Day Parade as viewed by The Sheep Flock this afternoon. (that would be the paternal side of the flock, including Auntie Sheep, Uncle Sheep, a Cousin Sheep and her little lambs, all here in Maine for a visit!) There's nothing quite like a parade, now is there? Particularly one of the small town variety. Oh, and those of you using dial-up? My humblest apologies for what will undoubtedly be the most frustrating of load-times.

Can you hear the drums? It must be starting!!!!

The United States, Canadian and Maine State Flags...stirring!!

Casco Days has a fine tradition of finding the cutest children available, plonking them in wagons and dragging them down the street for all to see. It's a crowd-pleaser, to say the least!

Forty or so years ago, 'twas The Sheep in that wagon!

There are always an abundance of classic cars to be seen:

And here's a little something for Trek and Number Guy!

They were really quite good! And better dressed than I for the occasion...

Cathy, Anne and April should appreciate what comes next!

Very, very well behaved horses. And, again, better dressed than The Sheep. I sense a theme here...

And who are these handsome devils???

Why, it's my Great Uncle and his son-in law!!! Yes, I said, "Great Uncle." Brother to my grandmother...very, very spry gentleman!!

And what, perchance, is the float he is pulling for the Raymond-Casco Historical Society?

It's an old soda fountain! Great Uncle Sheep is something of a mechanical genius. And I like soda so it all works out!

It was a wonderful day spent with family and re-living some fabulous memories from childhood! This was a yearly event for The Sheep Flock for most of our lives. The rain clouds threatened a bit, but precipitation held off long enough for us to have a rousing good parade down the streets of Casco Village.

Tomorrow I'll be back visiting with family and will probably have little to show in the way of knitty goodness. But I'll more than make up for it with my salute to Shriners! More parade pictures to come, each celebrating those fine men who make it their business to find any and all local gatherings and add a little excitement to the festivities!

Yes...I have more pictures. Pictures of tiny little cars being driven by full grown men. I live for this stuff, people.

SA