happy 4th to all!!

i choose to celebrate quietly - "freedom of choice". things are quiet except for the washer and dryer spinning and humming away. boring, you say??? yes, it is but so soul soothing. believe me, i've had my share of partying, noise-making and feasting. tonight i may entertain a glass or two of wine while viewing the fireworks from the opposite corner - very close to the display site.

having lived 1/2 of my life where fireworks were almost mandatory for every household, displays here are pseudo at best. new years' eve always topped july 4th by tons. living on a hill back home, the city would be seen totally covered with smoke by midnight (no smog existed in this paradise) due to all the powder previous ignited. and, as always, it would rain after midnight clearing it all out. not being very religious, i still believed whatever the supreme being was, he did not want this stuff lingering around his paradise.

just reminiscing - that's one of the perks of boring time - reflection. . .