These are members of the York Street Flute Band, the young man to my left (David), and the two immediately to my right are members of the Macrory Boys Brigade, where I worked this year. David played the large bass drum you can see to the left, Gary played the side drum (on the ground to the right), and Colin played flute (not pictured).

July 12: The (Protestant) Orangemen march through Shaftsbury Square. They march each year through Belfast with drum and flute, bands, flags, huge, hand-painted banners, and full regalia.

You can see seven P.S.N.I. (Police Service of Northern Ireland) Landrovers in this picture. This was the closest I got to the riot between Loyalist Protestants from Tiger's Bay and Nationalist Catholics from the New Lodge. The Tesco in the background is where I shop for groceries.

Just some of the crowd gathered at the bonfire site.

July 11: Bonfire night. Protestants celebrate prior to the anniversary of The Battle of the Boyne. I spent the evening with Gary 'Bones' McIlwaine visiting different bonfire sites throughout North Belfast. This was by far the largest, at about 50 feet.