Sheep, horses, and a camel

On Saturday Rensselaer had its annual Christmas parade. It began with a lot of noise from the firetrucks.

 The RCHS marching band was the only band in this year's parade.

 So that is what a trunk is for. (Riding in the back is Little Cousin Jasper royalty.)

 Some Christmas tree ornaments joined the parade.

 The United Methodists had brought sheep...

 and a camel. (Any parade with a camel is awesome.)

 The REMC truck was brightly decorated.

 I suspect the Strack & VanTil float goes to quite a few parades.

 I did not catch whose entry this was, but the snowman was rather creepy. It moved.

Visit Rensselaer has many more pictures on their Facebook page.

On Sunday SJC had it annual Service of Lessons and Carols. It was very nice but not something that photographed well. However, SJC has a short video on its Facebook page.