Views of the Neighborhood – Holiday Parade

~ John W. Howell

There was a parade yesterday in Port Aransas. It was the annual holiday parade to benefit the EMS toy roundup. There were so many who came to participate that to take photo’s of the parade itself would have made selecting which carts to show here an impossible task. So I went to the staging area and took some shots. Hopefully, you’ll get an idea of the festive nature of this parade.

Santa in an Aloha shirt

Folks decorate their golf carts and make a voluntary donation to the EMS toy roundup. Here is a number of carts arriving at the staging area.

The staging area is getting quite crowded.

Love the nose.

Gifts under the Christmas Palm tree

Quite a decorating job.

The kids love it.

The dogs love it.

Santa’s elves

EMS will lead the parade

Holiday dog.

A common sentiment here.

A jeep  to enforce the Don’t mess with Texas mantra.

Tree on a cart.

Holiday parade

Snowmen on a cart.

Old faithful.

Merry participants.

More participants.

Boat float.

Santa on a cart.

60 thoughts on “Views of the Neighborhood – Holiday Parade”

  5. Texans know how to have fun. With good weather and a golf cart, it’s party time. 😀 YAY for you all. Enjoy the day, John. It’s too cold in Missouri to frolic outside.

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  9. These are always fun. Here in Spain, the big parade is on January 5, the evening before Three Kings Day and they are spectacular. Sometimes the Kings arrive on camels.

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  12. I love this John! Thanks so much for this post. I was having a hard time keeping the negative thoughts away this morning. This is just the thing. ❤
    I get such a kick out of the decorated golf carts. These holiday ones are the best yet. Hugs on…. whatever makes reindeer fly!

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  17. Oh, wow, John, these are a hoot! Way different from our Christmas Parade, which was held the Saturday before Thanksgiving and was, as I recall, bitterly cold. I imagine our participants and spectators would welcome some of those hot breezes, though I’ll bet more than a few would protest Santa in a Hawaiian shirt, ha!

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  22. Our city had its parade last night, but believe me — yours looks like a lot more fun! Well, maybe not for the kids, since ours has a lot more kids and many fewer golf carts. But variety’s the spice of life, and all that — and this looks absolutely wonderful. Great pics, too!

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    1. Thanks, Linda. Given the age of the residents and Winter Texans, kids are definately in the minority. To give you an example the High School graduated under 50 last year.

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  24. I love parades! We have the Holiday Parade of Lights here but I can tell you people are dressed much differently than they are there–as in winter coats, hats, gloves, boots… haha!

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  25. Love the boat float. Our parade was scheduled for Saturday, which was cold and rainy, then rescheduled for yesterday – 70 degrees and sunny. Weird weather for December in KY.

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