Saturday, August 9, 2008

Parade day!

Today is parade and rodeo day in our little town. I'm one of those people who goes to see a parade just to see the horses in it, and here are some of the characters who graced our parade today:
They were pulling this coach filled with the senior citizens:

Then there were the Percherons:

What a couple of characters! Love that expression!

And of course, we must have children on ponies! This little foal

was quite independent and not at all worried about mama getting way ahead of her. Cute as a bug's ear!

This was my favourite entry of all- the walking haystacks!

4 comments:

Tom in Vegas said...

I love the fourth pic of the kid on the pony and the foal dragging behind. Funny and cute!

BTW, is the town you live in surrounded by trees? I absolutely LOVE to travel roads flanked by lots of trees (see second pic). As I once wrote to you, the nighttime sky in your neck of the woods must be shimmering with stars.

Shirley, get a telescope! Zero light pollution equals crisper image.

Shirley said...

Tom, we do have lots of trees around here; my yard is ringed with trees. We are in the foothills of the Rockies and on the verge of the prairies. It's a beautiful area and yes, the night sky is spectacular.

Trapper Creek Daughter said...

Great pictures! This is a stupid question, but do you know what breed the paints were,pulling the wagon?

What a cute foal!

Shirley said...

I think they are a Paint/Belgian cross.