No Words

As part of Arts Walk weekend, the day after the Luminaria Procession was the The Procession of the Species.

The opening banner.

This procession has no words, no slogans, no advertising. It's just a celebration of nature, Olympia, friends, art, and a love of the silly. Pick your favorite species, season, or element and get in line.




Our friend Shari has been planting giant flowers in the Procession for years. This year she showed her newest native bleeding heart, complete with leaf costume!

More of her giant flowers proceed on - hiding here behind a frog.

Of course wherever there are flowers there are bees on bikes! They are one of my favorites in the Procession and every year the swarm seems to have grown. It was hard to get a good picture, they move so fast.

Luminaria Parade

Olympia's delightful spring Arts Walk weekend opened last night with booths of artisans and food and artists with their work on display in business venues all over town. Come nightfall, many gathered for the Luminaria parade from the Capitol Theater to Capitol Lake.

This was one of my favorite of the lanterns. There is a person inside the skirt moving the arms and head like an Indonesian puppet. It was wonderful.

There were several other lanterns, opening and closing as they moved down the street.

The pea and the pepper were a lovely surprise.

And Mr. Puffin looked adorable.

This sea creature was a top three favorite.

But no surprise, the hummingbird was my number one!



In spite of the misty rain that came and went, it was still a starry night.