Standing in front of the Brown and Beige Episcopal Church, painted with left over paint from the old Rail Road Station. I watched my fifth Jefferson County Watermelon parade:
Cop cars,
Fire Trucks;
Ashville Fire Trucks
Jefferson County* Waissa Truck # 7; Engine # 1;
Gainesville Volunteer Fire Department;
Convertable BMW's with grand Marshall for the 60th Watermelon parade;
Marine Marching Band from Georgia playing "From the Halls of Montezuma";
Baby photo contest winners on flat bed trucks,
Teenage Watermelon pagent winners,
Miss. Watermelon;
regally wave at their servants.
Teenage Watermelon pagent winners,
Miss. Watermelon;
regally wave at their servants.
Smokey the bear in a John Deere Tractor says "Only You!";
Scottish Bagpipes Marching in Plaid Kilts
Cylar Howard Family Reunion members having fun with a
Remote Control Car that zips around;
Candidates for future elections hand out pencils, and wave eagerly.
Free Masons and Vietnam Veterans
Marzuq Bandits in mini clown cars doing circle eights;
Mini Nascars driven by Mason gearing up;
Swamp Thing- a hunting platform driving down main street;
A mini big foot built from a Suzuki Samurai Body;
Jefferson County Football Warriors play at 6 pm.
Confederate Soldiers march for a war that has not ended (yet)
I wave my Confederate Battle Flag at the
boys, in the alligator hunting platform.
I wave my Confederate Battle Flag at the
boys, in the alligator hunting platform.
Memories of
when I was a hyper kid
jumping up and down for parades.
I am carried to the festival by
smells of fried Mullet,
when I was a hyper kid
jumping up and down for parades.
I am carried to the festival by
smells of fried Mullet,
wafting into
muggy air.
Followed
by the
Sheriff
and Street
Sweepers.
muggy air.
Followed
by the
Sheriff
and Street
Sweepers.
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