Snapping from our T.V., I thought these were the best fireworks. What you see in the background is the New York Skyline. Just about as pretty as the fireworks themselves!
🌆 “The New York skyline
isn’t just steel and glass—it’s a heartbeat in silhouette, rising with dreams
and glowing with grit.”
We saw some amazing fireworks on T.V. We will do our own as a family later this week. Anyway, the ones on T.V. featured some new ones not done before! So I will do maybe two or three posts, divided in categories. These are the ones down low, very close to the water. I had not seen this kind before.
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“Light dances in water like memory—shifting, shimmering, never quite the same
twice.”
We went to the grocery store a couple days before the 4th of July. They had a lot of huge 4th balloons.
A donut with a bite out of it!
A Tiki? Not sure what it has to do with the 4th.
And they had some really cute flowers. These Orchids were likely dyed.
“Freedom
floats—red, white, and rising. Each balloon a breath of hope, drifting skyward
on the 4th of July.”
We passed by this house with a cool door-sized 4th Of July poster. But look, they attached it upside down!!! See how the fireworks are under the flag by the ground? I wonder if they ever noticed?
Anyway, I flipped the photo upside down, and this is how it SHOULD look.
"Sometimes
you have to turn the world upside down to see it right side up."
Yesterday I posted the Big Cow and Big Cat in their 4th Of July finery. But there is now a new guy on the block, a real contender. He is only about three blocks away! Can you find him hiding behind the greenery?
It is the Big Man! All dressed up. In fact, he is packing heat! Get a load of the gun he is carrying!
He stands in a front yard with corn growing beside him! You can't get more American than that!
“On
the 4th of July, let’s all exercise our right to wave sparklers around and make
questionable choices!”
The Big Cat & the Big Cow are ready for July 4th! They are both dressed in their finest July 4th party outfits. So now the competition begins, which will you choose? First up is the Big Cat.
And now the Big Cow.
But wait! There is a new pretender to the throne! Yes, a third sharp dresser. He will be on my next post.
"Red,
white, and runway ready—because freedom never goes out of style."
In the nearly 100-degree heat, in front of the cheese shop, sat an old man. In front of him were racks of homemade things, including these wreaths. 4th of July wreaths!
I only got two photos because the man was sitting right THERE. So I had to be sneaky. This one was my favorite, as it could be left up all spring and summer.
Wreath
of the Fourth
Upon
the door it proudly stands, A circle stitched by loving hands. With stripes of
courage, stars of light, It whispers tales of freedom’s fight.
So
let it hang in summer’s breeze, A pledge beneath the swaying trees. Not just
décor, but something more— A silent cheer for what we’re for.
It is 4th of July week! These photos are just from driving around our neighborhood.
A homemade star.
A patriotic car ribbon.
A flag of lights on someone's garage door.
A matching mailbox among other items.
A star with a blue bottle tree.
“On
the 4th of July, we come together as a nation to prove that we can blow things
up and still have all our fingers intact.”
It is almost July 1st. So as usual on the first of the month, here is my new calendar page.
“In
July, flip-flops and ice cream cones are all you need to feel fancy.”
“There’s
no rush in July, just the gentle rhythm of summer days.”
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"The gladiolus stands tall, not to boast, but to remind us that strength
and grace can bloom together."
Snapping from our T.V., I thought these were the best fireworks. What you see in the background is the New York Skyline. Just about as pret...
