An annual tradition, we joined friends near Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis for the 40th annual May Day Parade. It’s an incredible production every year. The pictures below illustrate some of the contrasts and creativity that characterize the parade. Click to view a larger slideshow.

Before the official parade began. Flaming punk ferris wheel and skating a half-pipe in a cage…

Big section on bees

The hive

A section focused on the tiny side of life.

A rotting log.

A beetle.

Amazing costume

Al Franken ran by just before the canoe guy, but I missed my shot.