Sharon, CT Memorial Day 2010 Parade

Stars and Stripes Forever, as played by the Sharon Center School Middle School Marching Band!



Raising the flag at the ceremony



Preparing for the parade



Old cars are always a fun part of the parade


Flags and guns

Ms. Stickle warms up the band


Trumpets warm up


A horse on Main Street!


Katie


Lining up for the parade


Sharon Historical Society in the parade


Boy Scouts




Jets overhead!


Bicycle decorating contest


As the parade passes by


Vets at the ceremony





The parade!


Honor Guard


Girl Scouts handed out free water on a very hot day! Thanks, Olivia!


Flowers for the memorial


Resting after the parade - the band played Stars and Stripes Forever at least six times through.


He didn't win the contest but his bike was pretty cute!




Honoring the vets



First Selectman and war veteran Bob Loucks


The War Memorial

Henry Klimowicz' cardboard sculptures

web, originally uploaded by jahansell.

Scroll down for a bigger view - this is just one of dozens of intricate, graceful, sometimes monumental pieces out of slender strips of corrugated cardboard. At my main blog is another set.

This is still only a portion of the whole work, which is probably 10 feet wide and 8 feet tall.

tree down

tree 2, originally uploaded by jahansell.

This one is more impressive than the one at my main blog, I think.