Final preparations underway for Rose Parade

Christianna Watkins, 12, right, from Lake Elsinore, and her friends play a card game sitting along Colorado Boulevard in advance of Friday’s parade.

Jamie Hearn, all bundled up to beat early morning cold, holds a spot along Colorado Boulevard prior to the Rose Parade.

Pasadena police officers patrol Colorado Boulevard prior to the Rose Parade.

Workers and volunteers scramble to finish Rose Parade floats in a warehouse in Irwindale.

Workers and volunteers scramble to finish Rose Parade floats in a warehouse in Irwindale on Wednesday.

A float decorator for 30 years, Lorraine Matza of North Hollywood applies moss with glue to a hummingbird on the Kaiser float for the Rose Parade.

Volunteers decorate the California Milk float in Irwindale.

Volunteers work on Rose Parade float decorations in Irwindale.

Students from Arroyo High School decorate the Kiehl’s Rose Parade float in Irwindale.