Independence Day

Besides being a national holiday and a day off work, in my small town it is also the day of the St. Joseph Festival. #58. That's more years than I've been around. The festival is held at the county fairgrounds which just happens to be south of my house by a couple of miles at the most. In fact, my driveway is in an almost direct line with the infield of the race track.

When we moved into this house in the mid-60's, the trees between our house and the fairgrounds were not that tall. We could sit on our front porch and see the fireworks that went high in the sky. Over 40 years later, I still do this. Even though the trees have gotten taller, I can see the fireworks from my driveway.

Tonight I sat at the edge of the garage with my camera on a tripod to see if I could get any decent pics. Got to love digital.... can take as many pics as I want and it doesn't matter if there are bad ones. I don't have to get them printed to know!

Here's just a few that I thought didn't turn out too bad.











Grand finale....


I wasn't alone tonight either. My neighbors to the east were in their driveway also watching the fireworks. They had the family picnic at their house this year.

Hope your July 4th was a good one!

Is it rabbit hunting season yet?

Every time I turn around this weekend I see rabbits!! They are all over the place. Of course, when the dogs see them, they.go.nuts.

In a matter of 5 minutes I saw this...

back yard...



same guy...



front yard...



this guy running down the street...



back to the back yard...



now off to the side and the neighbor's yard...



close up, excuse the screen...



and the neighbor's yard. there are 3 rabbits in this pic, 2 close by and 1 off in the distance...



Just awhile ago, they were out there again. This time one was right next to the patio enclosure and when Paige put her paws up on the window sill, it took off.

Oh yeah, we saw one flat on the road during our walk last night. Could be a wild summer...