The dogs got a treat and got to go to the dog park twice in a single week. We got a treat as well, since the weather was cooler and being outside was actually pleasant. I'm a little nervous about being outside though after seeing something on TV last night about a new case of West Nile Virus being discovered in our own zip code.
The city is supposed to be spraying for mosquitoes, but I haven't seen them spray in our neighborhood yet. There is still an abundance of mosquitoes outside. They're everywhere this year. People might have actually outnumbered mosquitoes in the park today however. As is usually the case on holidays like this, the place was packed. There was a 10K race through the park this morning. There were sailboat races down on the lake and there were impromptu picnics everywhere. I saw large swarms of dragonflies for the first time this Summer as well. I'd like to get some good photos of these interesting insects, but they never stay still. It's hard for me to even get the camera focused on them before they fly away.
We had barbecued ribs, potato salad and broccoli slaw for dinner tonight. It was good holiday fare. I even had a beer this evening. I remember similar holiday dinners when I was a kid. The only difference then was that while the parents were eating, the kids went around setting off all manner of fireworks. There were no regulations about fireworks that I can remember. My friends and I bought cherrybombs and M-80's by the dozens. We would put the M-80's inside rolls of toilet paper, throw them up in the air, and watch them explode. It was all a lot of fun, but it's a miracle that I still have all ten fingers.
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Sounds like you had a great holiday! I'm glad to hear it! While you worry about West Nile, we in Utah are worried about rattle snakes! All the wild fires are pushing them down from the heights and into suburbia. But what's a national holiday without a little mind-numbing stress, right? :D
ReplyDeleteCrikey! The things us kids used to get up to in the days when kids were allowed to be kids. How did we survive without all today's rules?
ReplyDeleteRead your interview at Nature Center Magazine.
Yes, we used to blow up a number of interesting things with M80s. Childhood used to be a learning experience where the teachable kids made it to adulthood. Now we are just protected into wimphood.
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