Happy 4th of July. Today is the day we in the United States commemorate the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It’s also the day we celebrated Leah’s father’s birthday. He would be 96 today.
We won’t be watching the Washington DC events. We aren’t interested in seeing a campaign rally right at the moment.
Since there seems to us to be so little to actually celebrate in this country these days, I’ll just post a picture of a hummingbird posing on our feeder. Birds don’t care about the kinds of things we do. Give them some sugar water and they’re happy to zoom around and chase each other away.
Leah pointed out the bird sitting on the feeder hook. Once I noticed I saw that they often perch there.
Added on the Fourth: Leah and I were sitting at the table after breakfast considering whether to go see the local fireworks display this evening. I looked up the location and found that here in Rome, they decided to hold the Fourth of July fireworks on the third.
Lovely hummingbird photo. The perfectly quiet and peaceful image for the 4th of July. Not my favorite holiday. Too much noise and chaos. We tend to hide from it all, close the windows and hope for the best.
Robin — Things were peaceful here on the Fourth, especially since the fireworks show was held on Wednesday. We can see the fireworks in the distance from our porch, and, if we are listening carefully, we can hear the distant booms. But we heard nothing, which was fine with us and the dogs.