I’m very fortunate to live where I do; America, of course, but I’m talking a little bit more specific then that. Every year my town, St. Helens, Oregon puts on a firework show down on Sand Island, which is on the Columbia River.
I just so happen to live on a hill about two blocks away from the park on the waterfront which is where most of the town – not to mention people who travel out here to see our show each year – congregate. But from my hill we get a great view of the show so we just watch it from our deck; no dealing with crowds or traffic or any other stressful things of a like nature.
True, the house across the street from mine blocks the view of some of the fireworks that don’t get up too high, but I figure that’s a small price to pay for getting to see the show from my own house.
I can’t post pictures or anything because I don’t own a camera so yeah… but, fireworks are fireworks; I’m sure it’s an easy picture to imagine in one’s mind 
Thinking about this day always makes me feel fortunate that I’m an American, not everyone in the world has some of the freedoms I take for granted most of the time… Choice, Expression, Speech, and so many others…
There are even some places in the world fighting to even be a free Nation in their own right! I feel for those places and those peoples; let’s face it, oppression sucks. It’s a nasty, nasty thing and I genuinely feel for those who are oppressed. I hope their tides turn for the better, I really do… I can’t imagine what it would be like to live in a place ruled (or at leased claimed) by oppressors. It would be horrible indeed…
Bleh… depressing thoughts… today is supposed to be a happy day!! So no more dark thoughts!
Happy Independence Day all!~~
