We attended the Grand Floral Parade, the highlight of the Portland Rose Festival. I haven’t been to a parade in a long time and really just went for something to photograph, but in the end was glad that I did. Living overseas as much as we have, it’s easy to forget what America and its people are all about, but this very multiethnic event was a good reminder.

The float from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, a sister city of Portland which won an award for artistic excellence.

Kaohsiung dancers, posted earlier: