Singing in the Rain

It's Ithaca Festival weekend!

Time to kick back and enjoy the best people watching ever.
There's also great music to take in and delicious treats to eat.

We missed the Ithaca Festival parade this year but our friend Mike Ludgate always takes great pictures. It's almost as good as being there. How many towns in the US have their very own Precision He-Man Chainsaw Drill Team, a Volvo ballet and their own roller derby team?

There's great pride in our tiny town.
You can sport an Ithaca is Gorges trucker hat

while wearing your tie die Ithaca is Gorges tee shirt (a must have)

and enjoying a cup of Gimme coffee.

You can even show your pride by playing Frisbee.

Back to the people watching...

There were some of the cutest kids I've ever seen and
they were taking it all in and having a grand time.

I saw some pretty goofy balloon hats,

and tiny Irish dancers in HUGE curly wigs.

There were belly dancers with swords

and a loyal crowd of belly dance gawkers, uh I mean supporters.

Our own Compost Theatre tried to make composting fun.

We noted that the Commons has a fine selection of "gift" shops.
Never too early to think about Christmas shopping...

Even the police appeared to have a swell time
(though I didn't see them dancing this year).

We came to hear our dear friends Carrie and Phil play and sing.
They were great!

Wish you all were here to enjoy it with us! Perhaps next year...