4th of July -- Round Top Style

This post is a week late but I wanted to learn how to include a slide show of the Independence Day parade we attended.

Our cousins invited us to come to Round Top for the 4th of July Celebration; we enjoy their company and had nothing else to do, so we went. Round Top has a population of 81 so we expected a quaint, small-town celebration with a parade of 10 or so vehicles and a few booths set up around town. Imagine our surprise when we couldn't find a parking place when we got to town! The celebration started with entertainment by the Round Top Brass Band -- a group of 10 - 12 musicians. This was followed by speeches by the mayor and county judge, an original essay presented by the Class of '08's valedictorian, music sung by a local, VERY talented musician, and a shot from a real canon. The parade had over 100 entries and we enjoyed it very much. We learned that Round Top has the oldest, continuous Independence Day celebration west of the Mississippi -- this was the 158th celebration!

Below is a selection of the wonderful entries of floats, longhorns, vintage and antique cars, old fire engines, etc.

Enjoy!