i have to admit i laughed really hard when kiko said, "i just realized, who ever said, 'everyone loves a parade' was being sarcastic." you do start to notice how very few people look like they are having fun. people standing around smoking and drinking. trying to find a place to see. dogs barking, children crying. it definetely is a far cry from the parades of my youth, but then again that was small town and
the grand floral parade in portland. there was usually candy and i could always see.
i took this picture:

it reminded me of friedlander:
Lee Friedlander
Lafayette, Louisiana
1968
a lot of times he included his shadow in the picture. a pioneer of the snap shot. of course i didn't mean to catch my shadow in the picture but maybe neither did he.

beautiful day walking back to the car. . .
p.s. i was looking up pictures from the floral parade in portland. . . i do remember umbrellas: