Fireworks Lakeside

IMG_20180704_215334Summer is a special time at the lake, especially when the 4th of July rolls around. I am not a big fan of fireworks, but just down the street from us offers a front row seat to the best show in town, minus the traffic jam to get home afterwards!

IMG_20180704_215321I have tried to get pictures of the fireworks in the past, but this year figured I would simply try with my new cell phone camera. And it worked. Not great photos, but you’ll get the idea, and can see the shadows of the trees on the far side of the lake.

IMG_20180704_213302The frogs kept up a noisy chorus throughout the fireworks display. During one particularly bright launch of fireworks, we realized a long line of Canada geese were headed past us, attempting to get away from the noise and light. IMG_20180704_213236But just then, neighbors set off roman candles or some other bright, noisy explosives, and the geese headed back our way. Poor guys. If we could explain to them, it probably still would not have made sense. But I love the reflections on the lake.IMG_20180704_213241

Not to be repeated again till next year.

Marjorie

beech cliffs 2018Marjorie Turner Hollman is a writer who loves the outdoors, and is the author of Easy Walks in Massachusetts, 2nd editionMore Easy Walks in Massachusetts, 2nd editionEasy Walks and Paddles in the Ten Mile River Watershed, and Finding Easy Walks Wherever You Are. Her memoir, the backstory of Easy Walks, is My Liturgy of Easy Walks: Reclaiming hope in a world turned upside down.

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4 responses to “Fireworks Lakeside

  1. Not a fan either, along with my kitties! They spent the night in the cellar.

  2. Jim Spear

    The first photo looks like an atomic bomb blast .

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