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Who knew all this would happen afterwards! Flat Creek in November, 2024. Much changed by the force of the hurricane floods in Sept. 2024. The deck of the bridge is now under that pile of debris.

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Yesterday...

Black Mountain had a little parade...and I don't usually go to them, but this is one I happened to attend. A lot of people lined the sides of State Street. Weather was wonderful for the last time before a winter storm is due to hit Tues around dawn.

 I had just had a short coffee break at the new "Open Oven" bakery and coffee/sandwich place on Church Street with a friend. So I stayed around to see the parade.

 I imagine the band has uniforms, but nobody seemed to wear them this afternoon.






 The local high school marching band seemed to only have drums.  They were good anyway.




 I can't see video...it's not worked in the past.
There were golf carts with more veterans, then huge jeeps, then motorcycles...but my camera was set on videos, so I can't show them here.



And last but not least, NC State Veterans Home bus...with some residents getting a ride in the parade.  Black Mountain has a big Veterans Hospital, and a sadly big Veterans Cemetery.
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13 comments:

  1. LindaNovember 12, 2019 at 2:06 AM

    Thanks for commenting on my blog. There is a link to the wool pictures at https://www.etsy.com/shop/BridgetsFarmCart?section_id=20435326. The list is now very short, so apparently she sold several over the weekend.

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    1. Barbara RogersNovember 12, 2019 at 9:43 AM

      Thanks for showing me the wool on wool pictures...very pretty! Felting has become very popular around the crafting circles I see.

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  2. TomNovember 12, 2019 at 7:10 AM

    ...few things beat a hometown parade.

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    1. Barbara RogersNovember 12, 2019 at 9:45 AM

      Yes, and I missed the horses at the end of the parade completely!

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  3. eileeninmdNovember 12, 2019 at 7:19 AM

    Hello, looks like a nice Veterans Day parade. Have a great day and week ahead.

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    1. Barbara RogersNovember 12, 2019 at 9:45 AM

      It was nice, but as I just mentioned in reply to Tom, I missed the horses at the end of the parade.

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  4. BillNovember 12, 2019 at 3:42 PM

    It looks like a nice day to have the parade. I watched the video you posted, very nice.
    Have a lovely day!

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    1. Barbara RogersNovember 12, 2019 at 9:20 PM

      We stood around waiting for it to start, and it was started just about on time...and then the whole parade was over in 10 minutes!

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  5. LoisNovember 12, 2019 at 4:37 PM

    I always enjoy parades! Thanks for including the video.

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    1. Barbara RogersNovember 12, 2019 at 9:21 PM

      I was a bit miffed by another photographer who stood out in the street and blocked me from getting good photos...but hey, I was probably in someone else's way too!

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  6. David M. Gascoigne,November 12, 2019 at 7:54 PM

    Now this seems to give a whole new definition to a rag tag parade! But good for everyone who took part.

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    1. Barbara RogersNovember 12, 2019 at 9:22 PM

      Yep, I guess just getting warm bodies to march (sometimes in unison) was the important part. The veterans enjoyed waving to us, and I enjoyed seeing them.

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  7. William KendallNovember 13, 2019 at 11:56 AM

    Quite a parade.

    The video worked fine for me.

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