Robert Swanson's photos with the keyword: event

Maui, 2007, Chinese New Year. We joined a happy group at a local restaurant, had a great dinner, and then were entertained by some youth lion dancers. This woman is "feeding the lion", passing in money for good luck for the new year. The proceeds went to the youth organization.

The flag-in-boot display (memorial?) was located behind this tree. The crowd here in D'Hanis is blocking our view. The school children and adults are getting ready for the pass-by of the huge UP steam locomotive (4014, "Big Boy"). Image extracted from video and processed with GIMP.

The flag-in-boot display (memorial?) was at the base of this historical information sign in D'Hanis, Texas. We were getting ready for the pass-by of the huge UP steam locomotive (4014, "Big Boy"), when I took these pictures of the locale. Image processed with GIMP.

The flag-in-boot display (memorial?) was located behind the tree off to the right. The school children and adults here in D'Hanis, Texas, are watching, as the huge UP steam locomotive (4014, "Big Boy") passes by. Image extracted from video and processed with GIMP.

During our South America cruise in 2008, the cruise line went out of their way to have "special" nights in the main dining room. Each time, all new decorations were put up. Certainly made for a festive evening. This table is decorated for "Oscars Night". We were at sea when Hollywood had its special night. Image processed with GIMP.

Rather than a dinner table, this is a WORK table. These volunteers are using blenders to crush up flower petals and other botanicals. For dinner? Nope, to use as float decoration for the Pasadena Rose Parade. The rules of the Parade competition require that all of the float decoration be natural plant products. During our visit to this float preparation facility, we helped glue pistachio shells to a small part of one float. The amount of manual work required is astounding! Should you happen to attend, or just watch the Rose Parade on TV, keep in mind the army of volunteers who do these types of jobs, usually in the last 48 hours before the Parade. Image processed with GIMP.

We were on a Holiday cruise from Melbourne, Australia to New Zealand and back. During the cruise, we celebrated Christmas, and then arrived back in Melbourne just in time for their spectacular New Year event. This was the "champagne pyramid" onboad ship, waiting for the big night. Image processed with GIMP.