Chicago Marching Band Competition-June 1983_xxx_COLLAGE.jpg

International Bagpipe Day – 2023 + Photos of the Chicago Marching Band Competition – June 1983

International Bagpipe Day A special treat: With yesterday's International Bagpipe Day, I am sharing never released photos. These photos are restored with Epson's finest restoration software. You are going to really be able to see the difference! I am very impressed at how high tech resolution is becoming. Enjoy. . . International Bagopipe Day !…Read more International Bagpipe Day – 2023 + Photos of the Chicago Marching Band Competition – June 1983

Chicago Marching Band Competition-June 1983_COLLAGE.jpg

National Marching Band Day – 2023 + Photos of the Chicago Marching Band Competition – June 1983

National Marching Band Day A special treat: With the recent Marching Band Day, I am sharing the restored version. These photos were featured in the past, and these versions will be enjoyed much better! Enjoy. . . National Marching Band Day ! ! !  🥁 🎺 🎷 🎶 🥁 🎺 🎷 🎶 🥁 🎺 🎷…Read more National Marching Band Day – 2023 + Photos of the Chicago Marching Band Competition – June 1983

masquerade-masks-and-poster-on-white-surface-9393667 mardi_gras_1677006274.jpeg Mikhail Nilov at Pexels

Happy Fat Tuesday & Mardi Gras – 2023

Happy Mardi Gras!!! It's Fat Tuesday: Today is F-A-T   T-U-E-S-D-A-Y-!!! Happy Mardi Gras Day ! ! !  🌈 🙌 🎉 🎈 🎏 🎆 🪅 🌈 🙌 🎉 🎈 🎏 🎆 🪅 Facts: Bigger & Better: Many have said that this year will be even bigger and better than ever than last year's biggest celebration. We Said Goodbye To Virtual Last Year: It is such a blessing to say…Read more Happy Fat Tuesday & Mardi Gras – 2023

Florida_Paradise-Beach-Park-6_LANDSCAPE.jpg

National Florida Day! – 2023

Happy Florida Day! Yesterday was National Florida Day. . . Happy National Florida Day ! ! !  ♥ ♠ ♦ ♣ ♥ ♠ ♦ ♣ ♥ ♠ ♦ ♣ ♥ ♠ ♦ ♣ Atlantic Beaches: Retro Photo:  A really great photo near sunset of boulders, shells, palm trees and an exquisite beachfront property next to…Read more National Florida Day! – 2023

florida_walt-disney-world-parade-procession-3.png

Mickey Mouse’s Birthday – Photo at Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade in Walt Disney World

Today is Mickey Mouse's 94th Birthday! Born on November 18, 1928--Mickey lives on a long time afterwards. Here is a republishing of my photo of Mickey while at the Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom near Orlando, Florida in March of 1997, while Wat Disney World was celebrating its 25th…Read more Mickey Mouse’s Birthday – Photo at Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade in Walt Disney World

Walt Disney_Photo Montage.jpg

Featured Photos Montage – Walt Disney World on the 25th Year Anniversary – 1997

W al t  Di s n e y ! !  🎠 🎡 Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary 🎪 Here it is! My experience while visiting Walt Disney World in 1997 matches and/or exceeds that of some reports I have received about other Disney experiences. What a great time we had, only 98° in the middle…Read more Featured Photos Montage – Walt Disney World on the 25th Year Anniversary – 1997

Bright Dark Rainbow 3.png

Happy Pride Day – 2022

It's Pride Day: Welcome to a. . .D-A-Y   O-F   P-R-I-D-E-!!! Happy Pride Day ! ! !  🌈 🌈 🌈 🌈 🌈 🌈 🌈 🌈 🌈 🌈 🌈 🌈 🌈 Facts: Pride Day: Traditionally the last Sunday in the month of June every year. Now a floating holiday throughout Pride Month. Pride Month: Month of June. First…Read more Happy Pride Day – 2022

Chicago Pipe Competition – Summer 1983-2.png

Celebrating International Bagpipe Day – 2022: Photos of Chicago Marching Band Competition – Summer 1983

Today’s special photo segment: Chicago Marching Band Competition – June 1983 It really was 38 years ago that I had the unique opportunity to visit the Chicago Marching Band Competition featuring the City of Minneapolis, Red Scottish Marching Band, Midlothian Scottish Pipe Band and Stock Yard Kilty Band in the area in front of (not…Read more Celebrating International Bagpipe Day – 2022: Photos of Chicago Marching Band Competition – Summer 1983

purple-and-yellow-mardi-gras-celebration-kit-8404972 mardi_gras_1646193037.jpeg Polina Kovaleva at Pexels

Happy Fat Tuesday & Mardi Gras – 2022

Happy Mardi Gras!!! It's Fat Tuesday: Today was F-A-T   T-U-E-S-D-A-Y-!!! NOT Virtual!!! Happy Mardi Gras Day ! ! !  🌈 🙌 🎉 🎈 🎏 🎆 🪅 🌈 🙌 🎉 🎈 🎏 🎆 🪅 🌈 🙌 🎉 🎈 🎏 🎆 🪅  Facts: Bigger & Better: Many have said that this year will be bigger and better…Read more Happy Fat Tuesday & Mardi Gras – 2022

Happy Pride Day 2021

It's Pride Day: Welcome to the. . .D-A-Y   O-F   P-R-I-D-E-!!! Some cities are having the annual LGBTQ Pride Parade this year, but in Chicago, it is on standby for another year. I had the opportunity to visit Lakeview, Chicago, Illinois in the year 2000 for the Pride Parade.  On 6/25/02, I was a lot younger--went…Read more Happy Pride Day 2021