Savannah's St. Patrick's Parade

My hubby had to work on St. Paddy's but that didn't stop me from going to the parade!  My son was in the parade so I had to go and support him and  for sure get some pictures!! I won't bore you with all the pictures I had taken but I will show you some of my faves.

Ryan was in the parade so I was able to get this shot with him next to his float before it started.

One of the guys in charge asked if I wanted a t-shirt and of course I said yes!!!  This was taken at the end of the day.

It was fun just to people watch and as you can see she was not in the parade but just dressed up, I am still not sure how she kept the wig on.

I was lucky to get a spot close to the road and when I spotted a Johnny Depp pirate!  Wow, did he look like the real thing!!!

The bag pipes are my FAVORITE and it was awesome to hear them playing.  There was more than one of these bands so I was in heaven.

Here is the Budweiser's wagon with the Clydesdales.

Do you just love the dog?  He just sat there all so proud of his spot in the parade.

There were plenty of bands and I liked this shot because of the horns.

This is the Oriental Band and they were so great and colorful!!

This by far was my favorite float!! The coconut cups swaying on the top of the bar area and the outstanding band on the front!!!  It was so colorful!!!!

I loved the large gold horn standing out.

Do you just love the guy just singing his heart out?

They had a ton of skateboarders as a group and this guy could really show off for the crowd with his handstand.  He could do this for a good stretch without falling neat to watch and the crowd loved it!

I guess the bigger the better on the necklace!!  How funny

There were tons of people with just big strands of beads I never saw anything like it before.

This is my son's float. Because he does some carhop at work he had to skate for most of the parade.

Ryan and two of his fellow skaters.  I waited in the scorching sun for his float which came close to the end and when it came I didn't get any good pictures because he was skating and on the other side! I kinda panicked and was bummed but did that stop me from leaving my spot and high tailing it down a block and a half to were they had to stop!! When I got close I just ran out onto the street and got his attention in front of everyone and took some great shots and he loved it!!!  Was I embarrassed, I guess I did what any proud mom would do to capture the moment!!! lol :)

This was another colorful float.  The Chapel on Tybee Island.

And of course you couldn't have a parade without the clowns!!!  They came at the end and I loved them, they were one of my favorites as a child and I still enjoy them.

This clown saw me taking pictures and grabbed this girl and posed for me!!!  I am not sure if he thought that she was my child but who really cares I love the shot!!

It was a wonderful and exhausting day but wouldn't trade it for a moment!  I had to stand (didn't bring a chair, not thinkin) in my claimed spot for 5 1/2 hours without going to the bathroom!  I didn't drink to much either since It would have been my luck that just as I left my son's float would come and I would have missed it!  So I stood in that wonderful sun until I saw him and chased him down and finished the parade in the shade. What a relief!! Did I tell you I got a real nice sunburn on the left side of my face and neck looks funny and hurts to but who cares I had fun!!!  The only thing I would have change was that I wish my hubby was with me and I had a chair, but next year is another year and we will plan ahead so he can see it to.  I hope you all had a wonderful St. Paddy's Day!!

xo

barb

Photo Challenge Week 10

For this weeks photo I pick one for St. Patrick's Day since it is really BIG down here.  I spotted this bale of hay decorated with a leprechaun on it on our way to Tybee Island.  This particular spot changes these with the seasons I guess because I remember one of Santa Clause in December.  I will have to keep my eye out to see what they do next!

Week 10: St. Patrick's Day March 12th

I didn't have any festive papers so I just used green and that works too!  I decided not to paint by the spine since I will have to take this apart because It doesn't close now and there is no way it will close when the year is done.  I will cover that area when I decide to take it apart.  Isn't the picture great?  The hat is constructed of a wood pallet and a box on top and the beard is branches from a pine tree so fun.  On the left side I cut one picture up and glued the hat to some chip board and attached it with a foam sticker so it would be raised then added green glitter around the picture.  I love the green glitter and it was funny that I found a radio station only playing Irish music called Shamrock 107.9 when I went to get the glitter, now how crazy is that!  It really puts you in the mood for St. Paddy's Day. I still think I will put something on the left page under the text because it just seems bare.  I just couldn't find anything that struck me so I will see about that later. Well, to all of you Happy St. Patrick's Day!! :)

xo

barb