Land of the Free, Home of the Brave

1. MACY'S FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS, 2. WATERMELON EATER, 3. First Class, 4. Happy Birthday America!, 5. 4th of July in Washington, DC, 6. wearing the colors on the 4th (les pensées texanes #9), 7. VET DAY PARADE KIDS, 8. Happy 4th of July, 9. The Shining City on the Hill, 10. HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY ..... LET'S CELEBRATE!, 11. Happy Fourth of July, 12. Sailor's Salute 2, 13. even uncle sam needs a little help sometimes..., 14. Red White & Blue, 15. I'd hate to be the guy who has to clean this up, 16. American Pride, 17. ready for the parade (4th of july tour 02), 18. Independence Day Celebration in Iraq, 19. Statue of Liberty 2009, 20. Americana puppy

I was wondering what everyone has planned for the 4th? I'm going over to my brother's for a cookout.

Anyone have a parade planned? How about a concert in the park? Attending the Boston Pops 4th celebration in on my bucket list. Have you got plans to camp out this weekend. How about going to the lake?

Whatever you do, have fun, be safe and remember to give thanks for the freedom we enjoy in this nation.

Sun Lovers

The bundle of sunflowers I purchased Saturday morning didn't survive the hot ride and the couple of stops along the way home. As soon as I arrived, I cut the stems and put them in a vase of water, but they were already too far gone to revive completely.

So, I am on to plan #2. I'm either going to let the heads dry and harvest the seeds for next year or I'm going to dry the heads and set them outside for birdfeeders.

Either way their sunny loveliness makes me smile.

Pepper Place Saturday Market

I'd like to spend more summer Saturday mornings here. Unfortunately, I'm not one to jump up and dash out of the house early on the weekends. Today was the exception. I happily wandered down the crowded aisles....fruits, flowers, people and vegetables...everything needed for a fun morning.



I came home with tomatoes for bacon and 'mater sandwiches, a bundle of sunflowers and a jar of squash and zucchini pepper relish.

Summer

Ya know what I love about summer? The song that crickets sing at night.

Yahoo answers explains:

A male cricket has a heavy vein with a row of teeth on the underside at the front of each wing. The top of one wing was used as a scraper against the underside of the other wing, like a fingernail drawn along the teeth of a comb. This performance occurs with both wings elevated so that the wing membranes can act as sounding boards. The pitch of the chirps is slightly higher than the highest octave on a piano. Air temperature influences chirping rates; the warmer the night, the faster they chirp. There are special songs for courtship, fighting, and sounding an alarm.

What do you love about summer?

Happy Birthday America and LC

It's a great day for celebrating!

Have a wonderful 4th!