The Diller Picnic

I've mentioned Diller before (basically my second hometown), and this past weekend was their annual celebration--The Diller Picnic.  It's something I've looked forward to every year for as long as I can remember.  Events include pasture gold (yes playing golf in a pasture with tennis balls), a carnival, parade, fun run, etc.  The parade is always one of my favorite things as it is a very unique site to see the sidewalks of this small town so crowded with people.  While watching this year, and thinking about my blog, I began to wonder what a person from New York City would think about this small town's parade.  Instead of having huge balloons and beautifully crafted floats, this parade includes area resident's restored tractors, farm equipment, the Diller-Odell High School band, and well basically any one from the surrounding communities that want a spot in line.  Some people may not be very impressed with this, but for us here in southeast Nebraska it is something to look forward to, as it's a guarantee you will run into some old friends you haven't seen in a while and will spend the rest of the night catching up and reminiscing, while music plays in the distance and the stars shine bright above you, and sometimes I don't think it gets any better than that.