A boy with a chick in his pocket and a girl towing a turtle in a tiny, water-filled wagon were just a couple of the creative entries in this year's Rhododendron Festival Pet Parade.
Port Townsend …
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Emmet James, 5, holds Buggy, a giant water bug, in a jar partially filled with water before the start of the Rhody Fest Pet Parade.
Coraline Force, 20 months, is, in fact, a dinosaur riding on a tiny bed.
Lachlan MacKay, 3, is dressed as a farmer as he rides 30-year-old Kiyah, a rescued quarter horse dressed as a John Deere tractor, during the Rhody Pet Parade on May 19.
Pam and Bob Jamison's Yorkshire terrier, Rosie, stands atop a bed of brightly colored pillows for the trek along Lawrence Street.
Isabella Wardleigh, 13, holds her torbie cat Darla May before the start of the Rhododendron Festival Pet Parade May 19.
A boy with a chick in his pocket and a girl towing a turtle in a tiny, water-filled wagon were just a couple of the creative entries in this year's Rhododendron Festival Pet Parade.
Port Townsend Safeway sponsors the annual event for the volunteer Rhododendron Festival Association. Ribbons were awarded to:
Queen's Court Best Decorated (Rockin' Pet Parade): Maria Powell, 11, Summit (medium dog)
Unusual Pets: 1) Willy Walden, 11, Kermit the Sourdough Sourdog Starter; 2) Emmet James, 5, Buggy the water bug (Lethocerus americanus); 3) Charlie Capel, 10, Bob the Rockin' Rock
Cats and Kittens: 1) Isabella Nunn, 9, Sparky; 2) Adriana Wright, 11, Kins; 3) Riley Ray, 10, Goober; and Izzy Wardleigh, 13, Darla May
Rabbits: 1) Akeyla Behrenfeld, 9, (Rockin') Willow; 2) Flora Madrone, 9, Queen Opal; 3) Emma Goodwin, 7, Lucky
Chickens and Birds: 1) McKenzee Bryant, 4, Margaret and Shelly; 2) Gillian McCracken, 12, Lucky Small Dogs: 1) Pam and Bob Jamison, Rosie; 2) Mandy Carver, 4, Nelly; 3) Landon Rosbach, 9, Tootsie
Medium Dogs: 1) Maria Powell, 11, Summit; 2) Lance Bailey, 5, Isaac; 3) Wyatt Miller, 5, Jackson
Large Dogs: 1) Anna Tallarico and Taylor Tracer, Bessie and Sophie; 2) Mary Wilson, 10, Ralphie; 3) Chad Witheridge, 8, Fenway
Large Animals: 1) Lachlan MacKay, 3, Kiyah (horse in John Deere costume); 2) Quinn Rell Lenox, 2 baby goats
(Names spelled as provided on entry sheets.)
