T Stands For Safe Communities Event Photos

I know everyone wanted to see photos of the Safe Communities Event, so we will begin at Starbucks, where I got the coffee for the event.  Last year I created two mosaics, but they take time, time I didn't have this year!  So you'll have to scroll through the photos one by one this year.

This was taken just as the event was about to begin, and people were starting to show up.  Sadly, we didn't get the horse patrol this year, but the kids had fun, anyway.

I abhor static poses, especially where everyone thinks they are so cool. The firemen insisted I take this photo because I had my camera at the ready.  As much as I would have passed on this, I took the photo anyway.

Now this is my kind of photo.  I much prefer when people don't pose, or aren't even aware I'm around.

There were demonstrations

and I got so busy watching the demos, I forgot to take photos, including one of a new neighbor I got to meet, along with his son in the background.

More neighbors arrived and were also interested in the demos.

It's fascinating all the equipment the firefighters carry.

These are neighbors to the north who are trying to get closer for a better view.

Then it was time for proud parents to take photos.

while the kids got to see more fire equipment.

This unit helps blow the smoke out of a burned building.

Up to that point, Sally had managed to stay out of camera range.

But, as everyone headed back to the driveway to grab some coffee, I got her photo.

Not long after that, our patrol officer, Officer Jerroll, who arranged the horse patrol last year,

showed up, as did two more neighbors who are new to the neighborhood.  Everyone else was sitting around and sipping coffee (or in Sally's case, water), so I took a few photos from behind the table.

All in all, there weren't as many people as attended last year, but it was well attended, anyway. I felt lucky that I got to meet two new families I hadn't met before and talk with three families I knew well.

I took over 90 photos, but decided to use just a few.  I saved all of them, but I didn't feel like going through all the hassle of watermarking and naming them, so picked them based on who was and how many were in each photo.

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