Day of the Dead

For Halloween, the Desert Botanical Society had a Day of the Dead parade at the botanical gardens just outside of Scottsdale. I have been drooling to go, who wouldn't want to spend a day with natural flora and fauna in the desert?

The parade was a lot of fun, although it was a bit chaotic. People did not care if they walked right in front of you and your camera, darn it they were going to get their picture!!!

The parade lasted about 15 minutes and had people dressed up in masks and had their faces painted.

I thought these masked demons were the best part. They danced and danced and danced around everyone else in the parade.

I felt a bit sheepish once we got there and weren't dressed up like 90% of the people there.

After the parade we got to wander through the "garden", there were all sorts of cactus there. I could have stayed for hours, unfortunately the place closes at dark so I couldn't linger any longer.

We had a great time, it was a wonderful way to spend Halloween.