Welcome Summer! The Parade

 Happy Summer Solstice, everyone in the northern hemisphere, and Winter in the southern!

Above: The girlettes' parade w Macy's Balloon (Bed Bear).
They commenced in my north yard at the appointed time: Earth was at maximum tilt toward the Sun this morning at 9:57, US Central Standard Time.

BELOW: Rehearsals first... with final adjustments of hats & so forth.
Penny Cooper was born to be Drum Major.
She tried to get them to match in step, but they kept getting distracted. “This is not in our wheelhouse.”

I couldn't have managed all this alone.
BELOW: bink had folded the paper hats on Sunday, and I added plumes. She came this morning (striped shirt) and unrolled my tp roll to get the tube to make a drum for Ivy (riding the caboose bear).
It was Marz's idea to have a parade balloon, and she was Puppet-master.

The neighbor watering his yard came to see what was up. He told us that children's book author Kate DiCamillo lives  across the street, four houses down! (I knew she lived in town but had no idea she's a neighbor.)
She's famous for Because of Winn Dixie. I like The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane best because it's about a Toy That Is Real.

CLOSE UPS:

BELOW: They were tired afterward, but satisfied with a job well done.

My wish for this new season:
Surprised delight!