May the 4th be with you 🙂

The lakefront, Columbia – kind of crazy for 4th July. An ensemble of rugs out at 8am so keep your spot kind of crazy.

Marking your territory

People had gone out early-early to place their rugs down to get prime view of the fireworks. We, on the other hand, meandered through the throngs (the wonderfully eclectic throngs) and headed on up to a friend’s house where we didn’t have to queue for the loo or a drink to watch the evening celebrations.

4th of July – exhausting, extraordinary and ever so American 🙂

Another first achieved in America….I wonder where we will celebrate it next year…?