So here it is again.
The day we Americans celebrate the birth of our nation.
Of course quite a few of our ancestors had been coming here for over a hundred years.
And, across the pond (as the Atlantic Ocean is whimsically called), they have a different view on the day.
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Nevertheless, we shall celebrate with parades, flag waving, grilling and consuming vast amounts of alcohol, and then the fireworks.
Some folks got an early start on that.
Prescott, for example, had their big fireworks show last weekend.
And I heard 5 or six explosions and saw flashes in the sky here last night.
Those, of course, are illegal and, like someone who set some off just before the Prescott show and nearby, they started a brush fire.
It's dry out there, folks.
Leave it to the professionals.
But anyway here's one more tip of the hat (and the glass?) to our 247th birthday.
We usually hear fireworks even in our London neighborhood on July 4 -- probably because there are lots of Americans in our part of town. Not sure we'll see any acknowledgement where we're staying by the beach, though!
ReplyDeleteNice painting/watercolor/chalk drawing . . . a Tuesday holiday is always odd. Do you get a 4 day weekend? A 5 day weekend? Oh, to be retired!
ReplyDeleteHappy Fourth!!
ReplyDeleteThere were tons of professional sounding ones last night so I'm not sure what to expect tonight. Undoubtedly the usual war zone.
ReplyDelete"High-foured me".... Ha-ha! I got it.
ReplyDeleteReal veterans of amateur firework mishaps have no fingers left.
ReplyDeleteIt's happy birthday to the country and may the people have a great celebration.
ReplyDeleteI like fireworks, but they are dangerous in the wrong hands.
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