May you feel the electricity in the air, smell the flowers, and hear the clomping of the horses in the coming new year!

Gail Paulson was drawn to the parade route although she is blind. "There's a lot a blind person can appreciate at this parade. There's electricity in the air, the smell of the flowers, the clomping of the horses," Paulson, 64, of Oxnard, said as her guide dog Elton led her to a seat.

Happy New Year!