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2012 Downingtown Christmas Parade

Some images taken during the 2012 Downingtown Good Neighbor Christmas Parade in Chester County PA.

The weather was overcast, but the temperatures were in the 50s and the start of the parade, not nearly as cold as last year.

Downingtown PA High School Band (East & West)
Downingtown PA High School Band (East & West)

Did not seem as there were as many people as there had been in the past, but that could have been because of the potential bad weather.

More images of this years parade can be found on my Flickr photostream.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

– Andrew
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2012 Chester County Restaurant Festival

A small collection of images taken at the 33rd Annual Chester County Restaurant Festival held in West Chester, Pennsylvania (PA).

2012 Chester County Restaurant Festival - Crowd
2012 Chester County Restaurant Festival – Crowd

This is a family event, and both Madison and Logan joined me, and as soon as they saw the sign for Funnel Cake, we had to get some!

Funnel cake about to be served
Funnel cake about to be served

Then they saw the Popcorn…

Cooking and Serving Kettle Popcorn
Cooking and Serving Kettle Popcorn

My eye was more on the meats being offered…

Various meats on a large grill - Closeup
Various meats on a large grill – Closeup

We also spent some time watching an Artist using spray cans to create various scenes, while bopping to the music.

Spray Paint Artist - Closeup
Spray Paint Artist – Closeup

There where also several bands playing…

Chester County Restaurant Festival - Music
Chester County Restaurant Festival – Music

I love oysters, but it was hard to get the kids to stop and let me get some…

Shocking Oysters - Closeup
Shocking Oysters – Closeup

I also had to take a look at some crab cakes… What a wonderful smell!

Grill filled with Crabcakes
Grill filled with Crabcakes

We can’t wait for next year!

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2012 Downingtown Fireworks

Images taken during the 2012 Downingtown Fireworks in Chester County, PA.

– Andrew
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Mayor Josh Maxwell at Victory Brewing

Since talking and working out the details on the image he selected for his Facebook page, Mayor Josh Maxwell has announced that he is running for State Representative seat in Harrisburg.

Mayor Josh Maxwell at the Victory Brewing Company Fundraiser 01

When it was announced he was having a fundraiser at the Victory Brewing Company in Downingtown, I decided to bring my camera and go down to listen to what he had to say during his first fund-raiser.

Hope you enjoy!

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2011 Downingtown Christmas Parade

Mr and Mrs Santa Claus
Mr and Mrs Santa Claus

Yesterday was the annual Downingtown Good Neighbor Christmas Parade, which was held on a beautiful Saturday with the temperatures in the mid to lower 40s.

This year was the first time in three years, that I did not have my kids with me.

Why?

Well, my daughter was actually in the parade this year with her Brownie troop for the first time! (My wife and son decided to walk along with them!)

This allowed me to wonder around the parade as it happen, offering many more opportunities to find and capture scenes as they happened.

This years parade seemed much bigger, and from what I understand, there were around 400+ Daisies, Brownies and Girl Scouts this year alone!

Needless to say, I took many pictures, and was up until 4am this morning processing those images which can be found on Flickr!

I hope you enjoy them, and would love to hear your thoughts and comments!

– Andrew
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