{"id":870,"date":"2017-06-18T12:00:02","date_gmt":"2017-06-18T19:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pxl8.es\/?p=870"},"modified":"2017-06-18T00:52:26","modified_gmt":"2017-06-18T07:52:26","slug":"solstice-seattle-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pxl8.es\/index.php\/2017\/06\/18\/solstice-seattle-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Solstice, Seattle Style"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saturday was the annual Fremont Solstice Parade. Low-70s, overcast, and dry – pretty much perfect parade weather.<\/p>\n

As usual, the parade proper was preceded by the (naked and painted) solstice cyclists. There were many great paint jobs\/outfits, including – unsurprisingly – many takes on Wonder Woman. Also a dramatic increase in mermaids this year, for some reason.<\/p>\n

The parade has a few ground rules: no motorized vehicles, no words, and no logos. This year’s parade was more political than usual. It included two anti-Trump floats in addition to the usual pro-environment entries. This year also saw the return of the Pastafarians with a new Flying Spaghetti Monster.<\/p>\n

I wasn’t particularly well situated for photography, but here are a few that came out.\u00a0Fair warning: the cyclist photos below contain nudity.<\/p>\n