5-minute freewrite Day 786 prompt: main street

Last evening I watched a Christmas parade work its way along the main street of a little town in Idaho. The parade lasted 15 minutes, and that included all the entries going around the block twice! There was a fire truck covered with Christmas lights, a couple of ATVs with Christmas lights, a church float with the nativity scene, a library float featuring (mostly) red-and-green-clad elves, a flatbed truck with an inflatable snowman and a teddy bear, and a very old bus with people handing out free coffee. Candy was thrown by many of the parade entries, and Christmas cheer was spread around liberally. There was only a small bit of snow on the ground, no precipitation coming down, and it wasn't ridiculously cold. It is a local tradition, and obviously was enjoyed by the smattering of parade-goers.