Happy 4th of July – #1LinerWed

July 4^th is one of the obsessive compulsive holidays in the US. It’s when we celebrate our independence from the British Empire. Although we declared that independence in 1776, the US Congress didn’t formally establish the holiday until 1941 – just as we were fast becoming England’s most important ally. Unlike Memorial Day and Labor Day, the bookends of summer, the 4^th of July is the 4^th, not the Monday before. No 3-day weekend in July, save those for May and September.

Falling on a Wednesday this year, it might mean a day off for some, a normal work day for others, perhaps at a higher rate of pay, and for other others, it might mark the start (or the end) of a 5-day weekend. For me, it’s a single day off. I’ll spend some time in my workshop, watch a few episodes of the Twilight Zone Marathon on Decades TV – take that SyFy – and perhaps have a beer. I’m OK with the 4^th of July’s insistence on being celebrated in absolute ordinal fashion – it appeals to my logical side. And, remember:

“The first rule of OCD Club is that there has to be a second rule, ‘cuz there has to be an even number of rules.”

This post is part of Linda G. Hill’s fun weekly series One-Liner Wednesday. If you have a one-liner, I’d encourage you to join in on the fun. You can follow this link to participate and to see the one-liners from the other participants.

The bunnies in our yard are not nearly this big. We saw this guy while on our walk.

“Are you sure we should go up there?”

“Are we going into the park?”

Early morning at the carnival site.

All the firemen are working the carnival, so they brought their rides and their gear.

The business end of Tower 1

Do you see him? Just before the ‘Y’ in the upper right corner.

These two were playing in the park.

The carnival crews are still sleeping as Maddie and I walk around.

Hmmm, I tossed my beer cup into the barrel. I guess others didn’t feel that was necessary.

“This is a big tree!”

We just started seeing this guy this year. Black squirrel with a bushy brown tail.

“Help me!” – Maddie discovered an old toy. It doesn’t look good for Rocky.

It’s been wicked hot here, but on a couple of days, we have dragged her cot into a shady spot.

We have a bunch of random daylilies in our yard.

Flower garden outside of an apartment complex for elderly residents.

It was very hot, so Maddie and I walked at 6:00am. The cactus rose was still waking up.

We had several inches of rain during the night.

Flowers outside of the office building where I work.

This made me happy.