YOGAGIRL: As a mantra of fact.......
Hometown 4th of July..
I live in a small town in Oregon of about 8000 people. If you add in the population of our sister city that sits right next door it boosts our numbers to a whooping 15000. Whooo. I think our master planned community where we lived in Houston numbered 20000, and that was considered a mere "neighborhood" by Texas standards.
The 4th of July is a big deal around these parts. It helps that our sister city is named "Independence" and boasts one of the larger fireworks displays in the entire Willamette Valley. Here are some scenes from this morning's local parade:
Hey! Who knew Abraham Lincoln lives here?
Pile some goats and kids on a farm truck and you've got yourself a FLOAT!
Apparently no parade is complete here without those cars that jack up and down.
Homemade motor-tri-cycles are pretty cool!
Seriously. The best part? Anybody can join in the parade. And the free candy is pretty awesome too.
Hey Nicole, just checking in. I remember the 4th of July celebration
there! We used to buy candy and throw it to the parade people instead of
waiting for them to throw it to us. I also remember one year when the
clydsdale horses got loose. It was a great celebration!