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Go America! Parade Time

We went to the Willimantic Boom Box Parade today. Everyone in town comes out and blares the patriotic (aka Philip Sousa) music playing on the local AM station. The parade is open to anyone that wants to march, or ride or drive. It's nice to see a community come together. It's also nice to see 30 year old boom boxes borrowed from the local antique store!!!

It lasted about 1 hour and twenty minutes. In the sun. With a toddler... It was a lot of fun! Robby had a great time watching the trucks and running around Memorial Park. My Mom's in town and hanging out with us -- so it was a family affair!

The day started with a tractor.

Ain't that the truth

Lounging 

There's a joke and some truth in this 

Robby has a book called "the Little Blue Truck" 

Close

Lots of cool cars

More Tractors

More Cars

Mexican Flag heads

And terrible spy, though we appreciate the effort

Trucks

Trying to get on the bus

Look at those 20's

Looking for a fire breather

Is she coming?

Do you see her granny?

There she is!

Low rider

Take 2

The sign's as big as the car. And they had to push it!

There is no mercy in this dojo 

Put him in a body bag, Johnny.

Aw, Fishy Fishy

That's one way to recycle an old Saturn

Christina put together a real good slide show of the parade today.




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More Robby Adventures:

Hanging with a peacock in Manchester

Going to the Nipmuk Forest to see the mountain laurels

Showing off the key skills

Portrait

Menu where daddy had lunch on last Wednesday in Philly.

Baby Face!!!

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Egg Pie

A New Fritatta recipe with avocados, kalamata olives and feta cheese. It was absolutely delicious.

The meal was served with garlic bread topped with melted feta

again: Melted feta....

Sun dried tomatoes, fresh parsley, and olives

Fresh Avocado

40 lbs Sterling

While camping at Smuggler's Notch last weekend, we took a hike out of the notch up to Sterling pond -- elevation 3500 feet.

It's about 1,000 feet up and 2.2 miles. And I had 40 lbs of Robby and Supplies on my back. It took us 2 hours round trip, which is the posted average time. Not too shabby.

Top of the hill where we met the long trail

Looking North West from the top

Robby walking down the last leg of the trail to the pond 

Taking a break and having some goldfish

Trying to get into the water. Mommy = pristine wilderness protector

Not a bad view

My two fellow mountain climbers

Balance practice

Sitting practice

Heading back to the trail