Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real: Fireworks Edition!

This Independence Day, Miss Sarah and Miss Me hosted the gang over at their house for food, fireworks, and fun (not to mention fantastic friends of course). There was a fireworks show within walking distance, so an hour or so before it began we trekked our way through masses of people to find a good spot. 

Let me just say:

The show was absolutely fantastic. 

Apparently, the town hired  Zambelli Fireworks (renowned throughout the world for their displays) to put together the event. You could tell. 

~Pretty~

These photos really don't do justice to the show, but I'm thankful to have been able to catch them!

This one reminds me of a sea urchin!

There were several like this--exploding from the ground as well as mid-air.
There is another example further down the page. 

There was a light fixture that obstructed our view, but it didn't
diminish the beauty of the show, thankfully!

See the reflection of the show in the car window (lower left): so neat!

~Happy~

Did I mention fantastic friends? 

Red, White and Blue!

~Funny~

There were several times when the fireworks were so beautiful that we wondered if the grande finale had begun already. Thankfully not.  But, as a result, I was able to get some of the main show on film (as you will see below). 

Strangely enough, the fireworks at the end of this clip reminded several of us of bacterial growth/rock formations/coral. Ironically enough I'd have to say they were some of the prettiest that we saw.

~Real~

A) I didn't take out my camera until the show, so I didn't get any pictures of Miss Sarah and Miss Me's delightful party.

B) Although I'm very thankful to have captured the previous pictures, I really cannot take any credit for them because my camera has a nice "fireworks" setting and so therefore does all the work adjusting aperture and exposure (and foreign things like that ;).

Basically, I ended up taking around 200 photos, most of which turned out like this:

All in all, it was a delightful Independence Day, praise God! :)

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