As readers of this blog know, one of the challenges living here has been finding smart, talented women friends (they're out there, they're just a long drive from Van Horn), so last year it was tremendous fun to be installed as part of the women's kazoo band in the Fort Davis Independence Day parade. You can read the full report through the July 2006 archives link to the right--page down to "Our Lady of the Kazoo." This year I was no longer the newbie, as we had two more like-minded women joining us in the band.
We also took on a political message, which I'll cover in a future post. Many of the attributes we hold sacred about the region (quiet, clean air, no traffic!) are being threatened by a proposed truck route from Mexico to Midland/Odessa right through our small towns. Our brown shirts say, "Save Big Bend, Save Copper Canyon, STOP LA ENTRADA" but more about that later.
What's important now is that we had another great weekend with friends--the silliness of the parade, the excellent porch-sitting skill displayed, the endless spread of good food--a perfect July 4th weekend. To have history with friends, though, that was the sweetest part of it for me.
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