I was disappointed with the disbandment of the Boston Police Mounted Unit, which I do miss a lot but I was there in fact for only one other thing -- the Boston Police Gaelic Column.
I have a few friends who are really into dressing up in Kilts and play music like the piper!
The parade starts at 1pm, but these dedicated officers arrive around 11:30am and start changing from their regular clothes into these awesome uniforms.
Every little thing has to be perfect, and they took several minutes to change and then practiced a lot.
Bob here is pretty good with the bagpipes and he's very friendly and he explained to me the significance of his uniform.
There were lots of tone testing and sound testing to make sure the bagpipes were tuned correctly.
Then there were more practice.
Meanwhile, the chief is coordinating the parade and there are many special operations officers directing traffic.
Everyone had to play their part for this parade to be safe and successful, and at 1pm, the parade started.
There was a large crowd watching the parade, and it was colorful indeed. The weather is cool and there was lots of cloud cover. Everyone seemed to be enjoying the parade!
There was much fun in the celebrations, everyone including the officers who kept the parade in order seemed to have fun. Then it was group photo time.
I had a good time, see you next year!
--Iron Bowl
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