By the dawn's early light

Yesterday afternoon I felt a little jolt of excitement when I saw they had hung the flag.  You can see the red cover around it across the canyon.

This morning around 6:30, I saw about ten riders go past on the trail above our house, toward the canyon.  They were horseback and carrying flags.

I love living here.

Here's the view out of our front door.

(lots of extra cars in the neighborhood this morning)

Once I heard the cannons and saw the unfurling, I hurried to the back deck.  I remembered this from last year.

They flew directly over our house and no one woke up.

At least I documented it for them.

I'm looking forward to today.  I love living in such a beautiful place.  I love our country.  I love living by Big Betsy in the canyon.  I love living above the line where fireworks are illegal.  I can watch them out over the valley without feeling like I'm in a war zone.

Happy 4th of July everyone!