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Just Too Pretty To Pass By

In order to keep ahead of the parade, on May Day, so I could take pictures of the FRONT of the my husband as he participated in his first parade, I had to run and cut through side streets.  The problem was that I couldn’t seem to bypass all of the other things that were just too pretty, too pretty for me to pass by without appreciating.   I really had to sprint to get back to the starting point before the parade.  Who knew they would move along so fast?

With rain having fallen heavily most of the day, the light was gorgeous when the clouds finally went out to sea.  Here is a sample of a few of the wonderful things I saw.  I also saw sea-gulls, churches, sky, more sky, clouds, beautiful people, interesting people, children, other buildings, more plants, gorgeous trees …. but I missed most of the parade by staying in front of it.  I did get photos of groups forming up to march, but sixty out of the seventy, or so, group participants were behind the veterans.

These photos are from Fernandina Beach on Amelia Island, Florida.

The Music of May Day

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Flora (mythology) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Triumph of Flora, by Master of Flora c. 1560
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Flora´s Secret — ENYA

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Пробуждение Флоры — 18 Minutes 16 Seconds

composer Riccardo Drigo 1894 ballet “Le Réveil de Flore”
Пробуждение Флоры  =  Le Réveil de Flore  =  The Awakening of Flora  –Yuri Burlaka’s pas de quatre titled «Розарий» (literally translated as “Rosary”) by students of the Vaganova Academy, St. Petersburg. June 11, 2014. The pas is based on themes & music taken from Marius Petipa & composer Riccardo Drigo’s 1894 ballet “Le Réveil de Flore” (eng. “The Awakening of Flora” / rus. «Пробуждение Флоры»), & also includes music that Drigo composed for other works.
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Beltane – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Beltane Border Morris Dancing The BELTANE FIRE DANCE
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Omnia – Tine Bealtaine

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Beltane Fire Dance by Loreena McKennitt


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 Walpurgisnacht    Walpurgis Night – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mendelssohn Die erste Walpurgisnacht The First Walpurgis Night — 36 Minutes 2 Seconds

Antoni Ros Marbà, conductor
Orquesta Sinfónica de RTVE
Cristina Faus (mezzosoprano), Agustín Prunell-Friend (tenor), Josep-Miquel Ramón (baritone)
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Blocksperga – Walpurgis – Fehmarn

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Tanzt In Den Mai   Grasbrunn

Tanzt In Den Mai = Dance into May
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International Workers‘ Day – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
May Day 2014 – Public Holidays India
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Smash The Banks Polka — Mayday 2012 NYC OWS —  Rude Mechanical Band
Occupy New Haven and some other picketers were outside Chase tower when Rude Mechanical showed up to lighten the mood.
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SAINT JOSEPH ALSO KNOWN AS JOSEPH THE WORKER
St. Joseph – Saints & Angels – Catholic Online
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Joseph The Silent Saint —  Long:  44Minutes and 2o Sec. Documentary

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For May Day, Bear chose the theme May Day.  When Eva has chosen the theme  for May 8, UI shall edit it in here.
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BEAR:  BEAR
EVA:   http://47whitebuffalo.wordpress.com/
JOHNNY:  JOHNNY
LISA:   Lisa
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MAY DAY  .  MAY DAY  .  MAY DAY
“It is used to signal a life-threatening emergency primarily by mariners and aviators, but in some countries local organisations such as police forces, firefighters, and transportation organizations also use the term. The call is always given three times in a row (“Mayday Mayday Mayday”) to prevent mistaking it for some similar-sounding phrase under noisy conditions, and to distinguish an actual Mayday call from a message about a Mayday call.”
Mayday – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mayday, Mayday, Mayday, This is… by Yasuyuki ENDO with Ballet National de Marseille. This piece is created for Charity for TOHOKU disaster in 2011.

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Mayday (M’Aidez) — People In Planes

Help me! Help me!
You know me better than I know myself
Mayday! Mayday!
Send angels, I’m a danger to myself
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