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Our local 4th of July celebrations usually come with fireworks as here in Tidewater Virginia (the state of) folks take history seriously. Yorktown, where British General Cornwallis surrendered (ending the Revolutionary War), is only 20 minutes via automobile from our home. Today I rode my bike (@ 20 minutes of pedaling) to Jamestown Island where the first English settlers landed in 1607. Then there’s our town of Williamsburg that’s full of colonial history and the College of William & Mary, the second oldest institution of higher learning in America founded in 1693 by a royal charter of King William III and Queen Mary II of England.
On Tuesday after a picnic supper my sis, her husband, our uncle, brother & I ventured out with our camp chairs to the Green in front of the Governor’s Palace in Colonial Williamsburg (with thousands of other folks) to enjoy the celebration of our Declaration of Independence.
In case you missed fireworks where you were (& for my overseas buddies who get this in their email inboxes) here’s a taste of what we saw from the perspective of Virginia’s iPhone (not the greatest pics, but you get the idea?)
SNAPSHOTS:
Red…
white…
and blue.
Filling the sky
with bright light…
like shooting stars.
(MORE) WHATNOT:
“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is God’s gift, that’s why we call it the present.” Joan Rivers
grace, peace & present(s)
Virginia : )
Roses in the Rubble 
Those are awesome pictures, GL! Nicely presented, too. Wish we could have been there with you! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
We had fun in CW @ the fireworks. It’s funny that if Uncle Wayne had not visited, we probably wouldn’t have gone, but so glad we did! We missed you! love & hugs – Gin 🙂
Photos were spectacular and liked the closing quote from Joan Rivers.
Thank you – it’s amazing that photos turned out with iPhone. (Forgot to take camera.) Joan Rivers was an amazing woman of courageous humor. She is missed!
Love the saying by Joan Rivers. So true….great photos of fireworks.☺
Joan Rivers was so hilarious & often used humor to make serious points. You have lots in common with her! Your blog is hysterically funny yet packs serious punches betwixt the humor. Garfield hugs (from mine to yours!) 🤗💜🤗💜
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