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1
Apr
2020
Waiting for the Parade


Children in Dripping Springs, Texas, wait for the arrival of the Founder’s Day Parade and the shower of candy that attends it on Friday, March 26th,...



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3
May
2019
Baseball Players


Members of one of the local youth baseball teams sit on their float during the Dripping Springs Founder’s Day Parade on Friday, April 26th, 2019....



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2
May
2019
All That Jazz


The combined middle schools Jazz Band entered a double-decker, New Orleans-themed float in the Founder’s Day parade and entertained the crowd by playing...



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1
May
2019
Wedding Preparations


One of the stranger happenings during this year’s Dripping Springs Founder’s Day Parade, was a real, live wedding on the WHIM Hospitality float...



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30
Apr
2019
Portrait of a Pirate


A pirate waits for the start of the Dripping Springs Founder’s Day Parade on March 26th, 2019. Find more pictures from the parade at https://davewilson.smugmug.com/Miscellaneous/Founders-Day-2019/.



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29
Apr
2019
Founder’s Carnival, 2019


This past weekend was the annual Founder’s Day celebration in Dripping Springs. On Friday, I spent the evening covering the parade for the local...



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2
May
2018
Surrounded by Balloons


Last weekend was the annual Founders Day celebration in Dripping Springs with a parade on Friday followed by a weekend craft sale and barbecue competition....



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12
May
2017
Healthy Snacks


A purveyor of healthy snacks selling their diverse wares at Dripping Springs Founder’s Day last month. I’m using “healthy” in the sense...



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4
May
2017
Barbecue Pitmaster


Dripping Springs Founder’s Day hosts a huge barbecue competition and it’s great fun to spend Saturday just wandering through the hundreds of mobile...



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28
Apr
2017
DSMS Tiger Cheerleaders


Back to Dripping Springs Founder’s Day today. My favourite pictures of the parade are usually the ones I take before it starts as all the floats...



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25
Apr
2017
Dripping Springs Rodeo Court


Last weekend was a busy one! In addition to MotoGP, it was also Dripping Springs’ annual Founder’s Day celebration which started on Friday...



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29
Apr
2016
Hi-Steppers and the Ferris Wheel


The high school “Hi-Steppers” dance team parade past the carnival ferris wheel during last Friday’s Founders’ Day celebrations...



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28
Apr
2016
A Floatful of Brownies


A collection (den? I’m not sure what the correct collective noun is) of Brownies on the local Girl Guides float during last Friday’s Founder’s...



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27
Apr
2016
Waiting Republicans


Two members of the Hays County Republican Party wait by their float prior to the start of the Friday night parade during last weekend’s Founders’...



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26
Apr
2016
Dead Cow Parts Cooking Company


Many of the teams in the Dripping Springs Founders’ Weekend barbecue competition have amusing names and elaborate portable kitchens. I rather liked...



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23
Apr
2016
Jacob, Lone Star Chili & BBQ Team


To be perfectly honest, I’m not sure if this is Jacob or not! I had a good time talking to him and several other members of the Lone Star Chili and BBQ Team...



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22
Apr
2016
Head of the Founders’ Day Parade


Today is Founders’ Day in Dripping Springs, Texas and, as always, we can expect a great parade followed by a weekend of barbecue competitions and street...



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1
May
2015
Founders’ Day 2015 (6)


Ah, the delights of festival food! Frog legs are fine by me but do people seriously eat “Garlic Parmesan Pig Ears”? Yuk! This was one of the more...



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30
Apr
2015
Founders’ Day 2015 (5)


I mentioned a couple of days ago how seriously people take their barbecue (which, for my British friends, refers to the cooked meat, specifically brisket,...



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29
Apr
2015
Founders’ Day 2015 (4)


Another of the colourful characters at Founders’ Day in Dripping Springs last weekend. I’m posting this mostly for my brother-in-law’s...



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