auntbijou | A Week in the Life of auntbijou, Volume 6 (Reply)

Again, yesterday was exhausting. It was the start of Chisholm Trail Days. Supposedly our town was either the start of the Chisholm Trail, or an important stop on the Chisholm Trail... it depends on who you ask. And for those who don't know, the Chisholm Trail was a "road" that took cattle from ranches in Texas up to Kansas during the late 1800's, where they would be sold and shipped by railroad to cites in the east for meat.

This also means that yesterday morning, we had the Chisholm Trail parade. And that will dominate today's picture post.

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8:30 am Waiting to start...

8:45 AM Coach counting heads and greeting players...

9:00 AM Some floats... aren't exactly floats

9:15 AM And some floats are... kinda...

9:17 AM HERBIE!!!

9:25 AM Beauty Queens...

9:27 AM And horses, from the Texas True Woman Drill Team

9:30 AM Some things, you don't expect to see (hope they're wearing lots of sunblock)

9:30 AM And some you do...

9:33 AM Roasting alive in the heat...

9:45 AM Most Creative Use of a Riding Lawnmower...

9:47 AM GHOSTBUSTERS!!!

9:48 AM Ghostbusters 2

9:49 AM Ghostbusters 3

9:55 AM The Float with Safety Issues...

10:10 AM Even the horses are gussied up....

10:30 AM Finally... some shade!!!

10:38 AM Lion Bus

10:45 AM Parade watching... with DJ

10:59 AM Along the route...

11:02 AM Shade is at a premium...

11:10 AM Waving to the crowd...

11:13 AM Heading into the town square...

11:15 AM Looking back along the route...

11:20 AM Courthouse Clock Tower

We were float number 76, and there were about 130 floats in the parade. And by the way, our float won first prize!! YAY!!!