Happy Fourth, everyone
Last night, we went to the beach, and watched fireworks from the surrounding towns. My town no longer has fireworks of its own, because having spent uncounted millions "upgrading" the high school, we now have astroturfed fields, so we can't have fireworks. Progress, meh.
But the fireworks from the surrounding towns are fantastic. Sitting on the beach, with the near-full moon reflected on the calm waters, with lovely cool breezes, we watched six displays - three from across the Sound, and three to the south-west. I'm not sure what was better: the fireworks themselves, or the reflections on the water.
Note: the shot in the new icon wasn't taken by me. I just scaled and cropped a photo from the 'net - but it completely captures what we were looking at, if you imagine the fireworks covering about 130 degrees of angle, and the moon covering another thirty. Very wonderful.
But the fireworks from the surrounding towns are fantastic. Sitting on the beach, with the near-full moon reflected on the calm waters, with lovely cool breezes, we watched six displays - three from across the Sound, and three to the south-west. I'm not sure what was better: the fireworks themselves, or the reflections on the water.
Note: the shot in the new icon wasn't taken by me. I just scaled and cropped a photo from the 'net - but it completely captures what we were looking at, if you imagine the fireworks covering about 130 degrees of angle, and the moon covering another thirty. Very wonderful.