Christmas Parade, Part One

If it isn't already, this needs to be
The Official Mathews Saying.
I declare it thusly.
(Thusly?  Where does this stuff come from?)

The Mathews County Christmas parade was Saturday afternoon.  I sat in the Morgan and Edwards parking lot across from Sutton and Kline.

(Note: Some of us don't do well with change. The name of our hardware store changed from Sutton and Kline to Moughons when Methuselah was born many decades ago, yet I still cling desperately to the original name. "The Way of Life" that describes Mathews has to include "resistant to change even if it's good."

For example, when my doctor recently asked where I wanted a prescription sent, I said "the old liquor store." Even though she isn't from Mathews, she's heard that often enough to know exactly where I was talking about. She also chuckled quite a bit. This proves I'm not the only one who can't remember the new name. Or, it proves I have the mental capacity of a geriatric patient. Either/or.)

There were all sorts of entries in this year's parade.
Here we have a Gator with a roll bar. And Christmas dogs.

(Loud.  Fingers in ears loud.)

The Board of Supervisors

Golf carts were very popular.
This one was particularly festive.

Miniature horses! (Why didn't I zoom in?)

Click here for background on this particular float from the Mathews Maritime Foundation.

A subtitle of the "Way of Life" theme for Mathews must include the words "quirky," "innovative," and "eccentric." You simply had to see this in person in order to fully appreciate it. Click on the image to enlarge and take a gander at some of those finer details.

This is the way to go.

Speaking of quirky, innovative, and eccentric, this was a new entry in the Christmas parade.

The lawn mower is a very versatile, if not essential, piece of equipment for anyone living in Mathews. For example, it can grind up pine cones in your yard one minute and transport you down Main Street dressed up as a Christmas package in the parade the next.

Did I mention crazy quirky and fun-loving are essential traits of Mathews County residents?

Stay tuned for another round of parade photographs, coming soon to this blog.