Happy July 4th to all.  It was wonderful to kick off the weekend by having Friday off!   A lot was accomplished around the yard and we managed some fun also.

We kicked off the weekend Thursday night by celebrating Steve and Nancee  being in town from Denver.  Steve is a great homebrewer friend, and his coming home is always associated with getting together with a few friends.  We all save up our best beers to share, which makes for a great evening and unsteady morning.

Some more flowers are planted, and some weeds have been treated.  And the boathouse being cleaned up of old house and boathouse windows (which involved a lot of breaking glass).   And Chris and I had a long boatride in the Bayliner.  There was a northwest wind, but very light.  It felt good to get on the water.  And we ended the day with our neighbor’s Thomas’ annual party.  Somehow they out do the year before.  This year included not just a pig roast, but a bear roast as well!  I loved it.   And a chance to be together with neighbors.   And it ended with Darrell’s fireworks show, which surpasses most towns.   And he again out did the year before.  This year he bypassed the row boat with the 4×8 plywood sheets bolted on, and bought a pontoon boat to use for the occasion.  He stripped it down and set up his show on the deck.  Judy said he spent 4 hours mounting fireworks and tying fuses.  It was great. Chris and I took it in from the pontoon boat.

This morning a light northeast wind.  Northeast winds are not welcome but at least it is light!  And cloudy and hazy.  But it is a comfortable temperature.   A good chance to catch up on reading the papers this morning and starting off relaxing.  The flag is flying and life is good.  Through all of our problems, politics, economy we still are blessed to live in the greatest country in the world.  And our lives could be so much worse.  We are called on to remember those who have made our country and our lives so good, and are called on to not be complacent;  to continue to change and keep the country vibrant.

God Bless the United States of America and may God Bless you and yours.