3 posts tagged “july 4”

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It's a gorgeous day today; the perfect sort of day for a dog on a potato bread roll:

The weatherman said it was "perfect firework weather".  Well, I hate perfect firework weather.   It would be okay if the only fireworks here were on the National Mall, or organised displays; but they're not.  Hundreds of people in my neighbourhood seem to have hoards of illegal fireworks waiting to set them off under the cover of darkness tonight. 

Last year was our first year in this house and we had been warned by older neighbours.  It drizzled all day and we were relieved, once the sun set,  that our house and wooden decks were dampened down.  

Tonight I will be sitting on the deck holding the hose,  imbibing some good red stuff, nervously watching for errant embers and children on fire!  

My local firehouse is likely to be busy tonight - just hopefully not in my row of houses! 

Have a happy & safe Independence Day.

I have a friend in England who calls July 4, Colonial Ingrates Day (I suspect many British do likewise - in jest of course!).

This was our first July 4 in the 'hood and it was very different to the other side of town.  Just about everyone in our row had a barbie and it felt like we were all just hanging out together even though we were separated by fences.

The neighbourhood was lit up with illegal (to DC) fireworks until 2 o'clock in the morning!   We, somewhat apprehensively, watched for escaping embers trying to light up our awning or wooden deck. 

 

The kid from across the alley tried very hard to set our timber fence on fire by lighting all his fireworks right next to it. His house has a back fence of wire cyclone fencing - obviously not nearly as exciting as the prospect of burning a neighbour's fence!   Luckily he ran out of fireworks before he damaged property or his limbs.

 

We could not see the fireworks on the National Mall but we could see the red glow in the sky over the houses across the alley from us.  I think that "feathery" line is part of a local firework:

 

Our gun shot triangulation system must have been going nuts - all those bangs & pops!  And smoke everywhere: 

I know these shots are not as spectacular as some people have posted of fireworks displays but remember these are just in my city neighbourhood!

 

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I kept waiting for this kid to set himself on fire - I'm pretty sure these canisters are supposed to be placed on the ground to be lit ....