It is Saturday morning, 13 May. My schedule for the day: Breakfast with the usual gang around 10:30 and Vigil at 18:00. Nice quiet day.
But I should had known better. There is no such thing as a "nice quiet day." I should had been suspicious when I saw one of the traffic personnel at Paca and Saratoga Street and she suddenly started directing traffic. A block later I saw another traffic personnel at Franklin and Eutaw. As I crossed the street at Eutaw and Madison, I heard on a radio, "The Parade is ready to start," so I asked a police officer there what was the parade and he told me that it was the Preakness Parade.
Since the Preakness is one of the customers of my employer, I took photographs. I still got to breakfast, although late. But I did arrive at Vigil on time.
Yes, I did enjoy the parade, but I had to leave when they asked us to welcome a certain radio station which I have found to be very demonic and demeaning. At my last job, I had to listen to this station every day and it just made the day even more miserable.
I found it interesting that the Lexington Market float was not representative what the people whom I see at Lexington Market. Maybe they are bringing us back into history.
I was really happy to see the Girl Scouts in the parade, but a little disappionted that Dr. Pat was not with them. I am sure that she had to be some place else, maybe on a youth project with the Church. I have been on some projects with her and I had a fantastic time. The first time I represented Baltimore Reads and it was one of the most memoriable experiences that I have had since coming to Baltimore.
 Motorcycle escrt |
 Mounted Police |
 Start of parade |
 Grand Marshall |
 Lexington Market |
 Lexington Market |
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 A very important person |
 I wish that I were still in the Reserves and Civil Air Patrol |
 Now start the photos with my Caon Rebel |
 Ms. Maryland |
 Ms. Maryland |
 Ms. Maryland |
 Lexington Market float coming |
 Lexington Market |
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 These women were struggling with the baloon |
 Close-up of two women struggling with baloon |
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 This collision occurred right in front of me and I missed it |
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 Girl Scouts |
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