After keeping you on pins and needles for the past 24 hours about today's post, here it is...(drum roll please)...the 27th annual National Night Out. It was a night out for everyone throughout the nation! It's an event designed to bring communities, neighbors and law enforcement together for a big block party to strengthen anti-crime measures. A couple thousand people were at the event in Payne Park which featured face painting for the kids...
...adorable pooches working the crowd as part of their training to become a canine companion...
...free bike helmets (donated by the Florida Dept. of Transportation) which were properly fitted for youngsters as well as those with a few more miles under them...
...and, of course, random circus acts wandering the grounds.