Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Fair and Rodeo Weekend: Part Two

There were 145 entries in the rodeo parade this year. Here are some of my favorites.

flag_thumb5Horses, horses, and lots more horses.

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Bag pipes-a perennial favorite.

car_thumb3 The Shriners. Grown men in tiny cars-but for a good cause-helping children.

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A new entry this year- from Hawaii!

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Men in heels. The point of wearing them was to raise public awareness on the issue of domestic violence. This picture was taken at the start of the parade-and I bet there were some blisters by the end.

salmon_thumb3 The Department of Natural Resources entered a salmon this year. As you can see, it was so big it had to be carried by two guys.

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A motorcycle stunt team from Seattle. I loved those vintage style uniforms!

tractor_thumb3This one is for my dad, a former farm boy, who loves these wonderful vintage tractors.

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sin_thumb2These trailers belong to members of a local club of camping cowgirls. They were all very cute and very cool, too!

rollerderby_thumb2Ellensburg’s very own roller derby team.

horse_thumb1 Another interesting brand-a bear paw.

costumes_thumb2 I think this is about the most colorful photo I took. The costumes were stunning!

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I took my camera to the rodeo, but only snapped a couple pictures before I decided to put it away and just enjoy the show.

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I did get a photo of this guy, rodeo clown JJ Harrison. He did a great job keeping us entertained for three hours!

 

And there you have it!

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See you on Friday! Hope you are all having a great week!

2 comments:

  1. Beautiful pictures. I especially liked the one of the first nations people in their traditional dress!

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  2. Kim, All of your sweet and wonderful comments are appreciated so much, dear friend:) xx

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