There is a longstanding tradition in our neighborhood. Every Fourth of July we have a large
party. The day starts with a Fishing
Derby at 7 am, followed by a Road Race at 8am.
Then at 10 am there is a parade and we all walk down to the beach, sing
the national anthem, pass out prizes for Best Float, Best Costume, etc. and get
on to field and water games, a raffle and most importantly partying. It’s a long, fun and tiring day.
When the Fourth is on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday, it is
easy to figure out what day to schedule the party and the rain date, but with
the Fourth being on a Wednesday this year, the decision was made to have the
party on the Seventh. The weather was not the best. It was hot and
uncomfortably muggy with intermittent rain showers. But we’ve seen worse. So while many of us (including yours truly) complained about the
weather, we were also glad that we weren’t sitting in mud up to our ankles or despairing
when our tents blew away. In general, it’s
always a terrific day getting to see neighbors we don’t get a chance to see often
enough, meeting newcomers to the hood and catching up with our old, good
friends.
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| Jimmy Egan, our Grand Marshall! |
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| Winner: Best Bike Decoration |
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| Winner: Best Adult Costumes (or lack thereof). A tribute to the USA Olympic Swim Team. |
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| Winner: Best Float |
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| Detail of Best Float. Love those Gatorade fish. |
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| Au courant: The latest in Fourth of July fashion. |
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| Our adorable raffle helpers, Charla and Emma. |
15 comments:
what a fun way to celebrate, everyone looks so happy. great shots, love the boat float
that is such a cool tradition! glad you could still enjoy the 4th on the 7th! :)
hi barbara!!
what a beautiful tradition, and your photos are so delightful!
loved this post~
That's awesome! How fun! I know the middle of the week thing made it difficult for making plans and people didn't get that nice three day weekend.
I love the grand marshal and 'best float' photos! That float is rather ingenious. :-)
What a fun tradition! It looks like you had a blast even in the heat. I think it's great to celebrate on a day when most everyone can participate and not have to get up for work the next morning! :)
Looks like to had a fab time there Barbara. Wish we had something like that to celebrate over here in the UK.
Have a good week
Shaun
July Giveaway @ ValleysshutterBug
What a wonderful tradition! And sounds like so much fun.
happy independence day to you
Missed you at this weeks SHS but enjoyed popping in and seeing these fun shots of your 4th. Looks like a great time was had by all.
In spite of the heat, it looks like everyone was having a good time. Some were dressed for the weather!
a belated happy 4th to you...or should that be 7th?!
Wonderful where alike is possible and happening.
Please have you all a great Tuesday.
daily athens photo
Sounds, and looks, like a delightfully fun time.
Two cheers to the community. What a blessing.
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