Ho Hum Parade Season

Had two early morning appointments at my house, so I made no special effort to photograph the festivities around town.

I did have to go shopping at the electric store at 10 AM.
Of course I ran smack dab into the fireworks.

One guy saw me coming and made sure I'd have ringing in my ears for a while.
Seeing the youngest child high up in the air always makes me nervous. But I guess there were enough people below to catch the kids in case of a mishap.

 

At least this year they had an ambulance standing by

There'll be plenty of noise at the temple tonight

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