worked all day to shake the leaden mood I’ve been in. Did some puttering around the shop… finished my flame thrower (nice.. bit pics will wait till tomorrow). got in a run with diane and fixed things and cleaned around the house. I was feeling better around evening when it was time to drive to burlington for the firewoorks. We lucked out as a  echo center board member, we’d been invited to watch the fireworks at the museum. It was great milling around there and seeing fiends.

Diane and I took a shott break fro there and walked the pathway down by the lake. there were 10’s of thousands of folks there.. we saw so many people we know..

Including Sam r. and Kevin…

Around 820 a single biplane came out and did an amazing aral show.. the guy climbed, stalled, rolled, looped .. it was amazing !.

By about 9 the sun was starting to set.. it was beautiful over the lake..

We drifted back to echo and settled for the fireworks to begin..

It was a truly amazing display.. many cool new shapes.. (eg.. a smiley face).. and many high. loud clusters,. 

The finale was spectacular !…. As is my tradition.. I called out all three of my boys name during the finalle.. THen .. it was just smoke.. We wandered back to our car and spent an hour or so waiting for the traffic to clear.

I’d inteedned to come home and photograph the flame thrower (actually a propoane accumulator).. but it was too late.. and I was too tired.. I’ll doi it tomorrow night.

For now … I gotta sleep.. .

Nite all, nite Sam…

-me