Enjoy the Rose Festival Parade

This man began staking out his claim days ago

Portland’s Rose Festival Parade comes through downtown today, and Portlanders set up chairs and amenities hours early to have the best seats at curbside. This man (look closely, I think his name may be Waldo) has staked out a large section of sidewalk to take in the day. He even collected some faded flowers to commemorate the festivities.

He’s on Southwest Fifth Avenue, which actually is a block from the route, so perhaps he didn’t find the perfect view. Parade watchers may also find their view of our downtown less than perfect on his account.