ARCHES & BANNERS
The arch marking the start of stage 4 of the AMGEN Tour of California in Sonora, California on South Washington Street, May 16, 2012 The citizens of Sonora gathered en mass to celebrate the event. And the band played on. A banner advertising the Sierra Apple Festival across South Washington Street in Sonora. The banner on the right is advertising the Sonora Celtic Festival. I can’t make out what the other banner is advocating – both stretched across South Washington Street. These two banners hanging over South Washington Street had me giggling. I wonder if anyone else noticed these two might not be the best banners to put up together? Now we’re up the hill in Groveland and I can’t tell from here what the banner says, but the next photo answers the question. Looking at it close up from the other side it says “American Heart Month, Go Red For Women”. I have no idea what the banner way on down there is about, but it’s colorful and looks cheerful. Something will be ...