{"id":43018,"date":"2026-07-07T07:37:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T14:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pindelski.org\/Photography\/?p=43018"},"modified":"2026-07-07T07:37:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T14:37:23","slug":"at-the-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pindelski.org\/Photography\/2026\/07\/07\/at-the-parade\/","title":{"rendered":"At the parade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><I>Community fun.<\/I><\/p>\n<p>My community stages an annual July 4th parade in honor of the nation&#8217;s independence.  A low key affair with neighbors greeting neighbors and dogs greeting dogs, an occasion replete with warmth and charm.  Like the America I joined 49 years ago, and rather unlike the America I know today.  It&#8217;s a flashback to a kinder, gentler time when America was respected and trusted.  Neither applies today.<\/p>\n<p>Some snaps from the parade &#8211; Nikon D800, 28-300mm AF-S Nikkor:<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<I><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pindelski.org\/Blog2\/HS_Indy_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nWe have as many dogs as people here.  For my portfolio of<br \/>\nStudio Dogs in the community click <a href=https:\/\/pindelski.org\/Photography\/2024\/11\/19\/studio-dogs-2\/ target=_blank>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pindelski.org\/Blog2\/HS_Indy_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nSnap!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pindelski.org\/Blog2\/HS_Indy_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nIn the 1960s Pontiac Bonneville.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pindelski.org\/Blog2\/HS_Indy_04.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nDressed for the occasion.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pindelski.org\/Blog2\/HS_Indy_05.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nVee Dub by Karmann Ghia.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pindelski.org\/Blog2\/HS_Indy_06.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nThe kids&#8217; favorite &#8211; a good soaking!<\/p>\n<p><\/I><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>And, later, on the green &#8211; Leica M10, <a href=https:\/\/pindelski.org\/Photography\/2026\/01\/24\/light-lens-lab-35mm-f-2-8-element-lens-part-i\/ target=_blank>LLL 35mm f\/2 8-element<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<I><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pindelski.org\/Blog2\/HS_Indy_07.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nTaco prep.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pindelski.org\/Blog2\/HS_Indy_08.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nRoughhousing.  No fat kids here.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pindelski.org\/Blog2\/HS_Indy_09.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nLonely.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pindelski.org\/Blog2\/HS_Indy_10.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nLost in thought.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pindelski.org\/Blog2\/HS_Indy_11.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nBack in my day &#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pindelski.org\/Blog2\/HS_Indy_12.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nVeterans special, where you get a discount for losing yet another war.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pindelski.org\/Blog2\/HS_Indy_13.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nWater slide.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pindelski.org\/Blog2\/HS_Indy_14.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nOld time game.<\/p>\n<p><\/I><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>A fine time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Community fun. My community stages an annual July 4th parade in honor of the nation&#8217;s independence. A low key affair with neighbors greeting neighbors and dogs greeting dogs, an occasion replete with warmth and charm. Like the America I joined 49 years ago, and rather unlike the America I know today. It&#8217;s a flashback to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/pindelski.org\/Photography\/2026\/07\/07\/at-the-parade\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">At the parade<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-photographs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pindelski.org\/Photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pindelski.org\/Photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pindelski.org\/Photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pindelski.org\/Photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pindelski.org\/Photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43018"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/pindelski.org\/Photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43018\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43028,"href":"https:\/\/pindelski.org\/Photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43018\/revisions\/43028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pindelski.org\/Photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pindelski.org\/Photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pindelski.org\/Photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}