video by Ballard Avenue
We close our coverage of the parade with the last of the paraders: The Interlake High School marching band. We like a good drum line around here...
At the end of the parade
Even later in the parade
video by Ballard Avenue
The parade runs for a little over a mile, which is pretty far to dance in 85° weather wearing all that good Norwegian wool. We see them here at the beginning of the parade, but I'm sure they were just as chipper at the end. Those Norskies are tough, you know.
Later in the parade
video by Ballard Avenue
New this year were the middle school kids practicing flipping lefse. Give a boy a fry pan, a bean bag "lefse," and a mile of parade and you'll have one tired boy at the end. And isn't that what you want?
Syttende Mai parade
video by Ballard Avenue
Parades are moving objects, so we took some moving pictures of them. This is a small marching band affiliated with one of the Norwegian lodges. They're classic Syttende Mai: Kind of goofy, lots of fun, and awfully sweet.
Hurra Syttende mai!
It's Norwegian Constitution Day, and we had a terrific parade this unseasonably warm afternoon. Warning: There will be pictures, but in the meantime, enjoy this clip of Olaf playing some Norwegian waltzes on his accordion.
Warming up
photo by Ballard Avenue
After the morning fog burned off, this became the first warm day of spring, and this cat was going to take full advantage of it.
Ballard Mallard
photo by Ballard Avenue
Continuing our series on Anatinae, here is a fine example of the male mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) wandering around under the Ballard Bridge, and he's not happy about the camera.
Synchronized swimming
video by Ballard Avenue
These ducks are practicing their synchronized swimming at Golden Gardens, but I don't see a gold medal in their future.
Breaking news: Red glove
Hawaiian interlude: McGarrett's office
photo by Ballard Avenue
Yes, that's Steve McGarrett's office. And now you have the Hawaii Five-O theme song in your head.
Friday cat: Zoki
photo by Lorri
Mita may be the sweet young thing around Lorri's house, but Zoki rules with her magisterial presence.
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