july first and fourth

#1. On the first, I went to the park downtown, where there was an event that featured live music, and the chance to dance out in the nice weather. Sadly, I sat alone on a blanket, but it was nice watching everyone joyfully dance around. It made me smile seeing the movement and silly people.
#2. Sometime between the first and fourth of July, I noticed how lovely the butterfly bushes were when the sun was rising.
#3 & #4. The fourth was probably the best fourth of July I have had in a long time. A few things that we did included sparklers, and setting off small bottle rockets and other fireworks in the backyard. Those were the activities that we did later in the evening, but, they were probably the best part of it with the exception of the grand finale at the fireworks that we saw down by the river.