Sorry, got distracted looking for images.
4th of July celebrations are a lot more subdue than they were when I was a kid. Or maybe I am. I remember the county had all sort of activities lined up at the Parks and Recreation centers around town, some short sightedness back in the late 70s shut them all down in favor of a massive single facility that has now closed...but I digress...
We had swim meet at the pool, I won 3rd place one year against kids that were older than me, my sister was really proud cause she was the one who taught me how to swim. Watermelon eating contest, cookouts, grease pole climbing, greased pig chase (not sure what was patriotic about greasing something but..). Softball games, just stuff all day long. At the end of the day there would be fireworks.
Think we'll be subdue today..check out the bench to see what I've screwed up so far.
Happy 4th of July!