Umbrella Contest & Tree Lighting

We enjoyed the mile walk into town for the Umbrella Parade & Tree Lighting.
It was raining a bit, but that is the NW in December, and we all had umbrellas anyway.

Milwaukie, OR is really turning out to be a nice town. Really reminds us of Safety Harbour - on the water, small town, lots of community events, farmers market, neighborly, nice shops, local hardware store.

This event was the anal Umbrella Parade and Christmas Tree Lighting. Lots of turnout, great umbrellas, and the business decorated for the season (the was a contest for that, too).

Continuing in my tradition of writing the longest sentences in the world, not that I know what the record is - not that it matters anyway; and my liberal use of punctuation, followed by my well know inability to spell due to my sever dyslexia (card carrying member of DNA the National Dyslexia Association,) I will continue my story.

So many people had made cool Umbrellas I want to do one next year - already have the idea.
Great prices to the umbrella winners, and the winners of the businesses holiday season decorations. In fact a whole street got a honorable mention, because they all got together to decorate in a theme - now that is small town.

The mayor, which Rose thought was rather handsome, did a great job as host.