1st, dinner at Saddlepeak Lodge Saturday night. (Elk steak with truffle sauce, anyone?)	2nd, we rang in the New Year with champagne  & Dick Clark on TV at Venice Beach. (Swell party, Bruce!  Mwuuhhh!)
3rd, we got up at 4AM to see the 112th annual Tournament of Roses Parade. Initially, we had the bleachers to ourselves...	...but it didn't take long for  999,998 more people to arrive! (We're exactly center, surrounded by a busload of tourists from Idaho.)
Here we are!	...Lots of marching bands...
And the floats were fabulous. (Yes, VJ's squinting. It rose from a chilly morning to a balmy 77 degrees.)	Following the parade, we went to view the floats up close. (Parrots for our NY bird-lover friend!)
All the floats are covered in organic materials. (See the potato cobblestones?  The stoneware is crushed rice -- even the horse is covered in weeds.)	A dolphin rendered in leaves and flowers. (Eat your heart out, Patty!)
A float dedicated to Australia. (~Wave~ to our Australian friends.)	Vicky Jo with the giant Bob Hope float. (Yup, Bob's organic too!)
Robin chose this impressive eagle as his favorite float.	Vicky Jo with a sweet flower bear.
Robin's favorite lunchtime restaurant participated in the parade. (Even the logo is made of flowers.)	These "flowers" are carved from vegetables -- a carrot and two turnips!
Robin with a magnificent flower pheasant.	This cute trolley float sways from side to side. (Is this a good time to mention we're off to San Francisco in a week?)

To see 180+ more shots of the parade, click the computer below.