Photos by Shirin McArthur
Children of all ages took part in Saturday's annual Monsoon Puppet Parade, part of the Gila River Festival. Beginning at Gough Park at noon, and joined by the Monsoon Puppets at the Silver City Farmer's Market, the parade wound its way down Bullard Street to the Silver City Museum.
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Art Perez and his daughter Lilly, 1-+, prepare for the parade
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Animals as well as humans participated in the parade
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The parade marshal
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The paradeG??s message
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Fiddlin' Friends musicians took part in the parade
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Another parade message
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Parade participants welcome the jaguar back into the Southwest.
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Jamie Thomson tows a river diversion pipe
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The parade passes HMS on Pope Street
Monsoon Puppet ParadeG??part of 2014 Gila River Festival
arade participants find a large caterpillar on the street
Monsoon Puppet ParadeG??part of 2014 Gila River Festival
Winged parade participants
Monsoon Puppet ParadeG??part of 2014 Gila River Festival
The parade heads down Bullard Street
Monsoon Puppet ParadeG??part of 2014 Gila River Festival
The augmented parade makes its way down Bullard StreetMonsoon Puppet ParadeG??part of 2014 Gila River Festival
The end of the parade
