The Sedro-Woolley "Magic of Christmas" parade was today. 5:00 p.m. Light rain. Dark night. Well-attended.

The tree is still placed in the center of downtown, at the intersection of Metcalf and Woodworth. It becomes a traffic round during the holidays.

Bill Stendal was the grand marshal of the parade. The SW Museum entered their vintage truck. A group from the Senior Center paraded with lighted umbrellas. The SWHS band sounded great - all the musicians wore strings of lights and a Santa hat or antlers or something festive. Even the Four-On-The-Floor 4-H club marched in the parade. Santa arrived on schedule. Because it's darn dark here at 5 p.m. in the winter, almost everyone wore strings of battery-operated lights - even some of the dogs!

The darkness made it difficult to take photos but here are a few:

SW Museum's vintage truck

Ruth Gross, Jim's mom.

Kay Brown, my first grade teacher.

SWHS Band percussion section.