Happy 4th

And so proudly it waves! Flowers left over from our Texas grandson's birthday. We always have a 4th of July theme for his birthdays.

A little break in the action right now. This evening we're going to see the fireworks at Mt. Rubidoux - they always put on a nice show. Last night there were a few fireworks going off in the neighborhood which drove the dog nuts. The cat - always cool, never lets us see her sweat.

One neighbor has had a fantastic fireworks display for the last three years. I mean a professional show with huge bursts in the air and loud ka-booms. Last year just as his show began a sheriff's car drove by and - busted. End of show and I don't expect he will have anything this year, lesson learned. Probably a good idea as it's so dry right now that any spark in the wrong area would be disastrous.

The 4th was always our son's favorite holiday. When we lived in Washington he would ride his bike to the fireworks stand and carefully make his purchases. He was allowed to buy them even though an adult wasn't along. When we moved to California he learned he had to have an adult with him and he was so disappointed. Then one by one the counties began restricting not only selling but using them. Now they're not allowed at all in Riverside Co so we all go to community events if we want to see fireworks.

Our favorite firework display was in West Seattle when the Buddhist monks put on a show. We were at Alki Point and the evening was beautiful and the display dazzling. Aren't memories wonderful!

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