| | Some of the staff at 9:00 AM getting ready | |
| | | We were seated right behind Thai officials!! | |
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| | Kumquat trees were part of the tradition | |
| | | Here are dragon dancers waiting their turn | |
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| | Drums and clanging begin and the lions appear! | |
| | | She approaches the dignitaries | |
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| | This guy was kind of the master of ceremonies | |
| | | A traditional tea ceremony for the dignitaries | |
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| | The lions were having eye makeup applied!!! | |
| | | Then a bow put on top of the head | |
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| | The man took something out of the lions mouth. | |
| | | How can you not be elated looking at these two | |
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| | She goes strutting off to the sidelines | |
| | | Her friend is poised and ready to climb the posts | |
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| | "spotters" are waiting below the posts | |
| | | The two man "lion" hops onto the first step | |
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| | Pardon the blur and sun, but this was so cool | |
| | | The "lion" was so animated and comial | |
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| | Very much a mime style routine to clashing drums | |
| | | These acrobats were amazing!!! | |
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| | I like this profile shot. The sun was so glary though | |
| | | The lion slithered half way down the post | |
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| | Leaping and hopping from platform to platform | |
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| | He is heading back down to the ground | |
| | | No t without showing off first! | |
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| | The pair come back to the audience for bows! | |
| | | What expressions and look at the white beard! | |
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| | Little trouble makers go scampering off | |
| | | Preparing for the lighting of string of firecrackers | |
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| | What a hoot. Mr and Mrs Incredibles arrive! | |
| | | The crowd was screaming!! It was great!! | |
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| | My unintentional Georgia O'Keefe shot! Ooops | |
| | | Lion returns with an unlit torch | |
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| | Torch is taken and is lit | |
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| | The longest string of crackers in Thailand | |
| | | The press was everywhere! | |
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| | YOU try taking these pix and plugging your ears | |
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| | The sound was deafening. Echoing down the street | |
| | | This is about 1/2 way up. I had stop photographing | |
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| | The smoke took forever to settle down | |
| | | This little girl had to GO...NOW! | |
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| | But saw the camera and posed like models.! | |
| | | Dragon dancers starting in the cracker aftermath! | |
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