The Air Was Thick With The Scent Of Patchouli Oil

Rejoice, brothers and sisters in revolution, for I have just returned from the annual Minneapolis May Day Parade and related festivities. And I have the sunburn to prove it. Our parade is notable for the colorful life-sized puppets created by the In the Heart of the Beast, the renowned puppet theater. For example:

Pigs were a popular theme in this year’s parade.

And bears.

And, er, dung beetles? Hey, it’s May Day.

Of course, no May Day parade is complete without people on stilts.

This guy had it going on.

As did this kid.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to go read all the political tracts people handed to me.