Sunday, July 5, 2009

the smell of liberty.....

Our 4th of July fireworks program was postponed because of rain; postponed just one day though, so we, and just about everyone we know, went to them tonight. They seemed a bit shorter than usual, but then again, maybe distractions added to the decline in length….hmm, I don’t think that wording really makes sense, "added to the decline?".
While we sat engrossed in the thunderous display and works of fire art a skunk, evidently not as happy as us, went running by our group on the outskirts and into the packed parking lot full of onlooker and their vehicles. A few people ran for cover but the majority went on watching the fireworks and never noticing the proximity of that small but dreaded animal. I wonder if it didn’t find a safe haven under a lawn chair or by a car, not noticed again until perhaps the owners decided to leave, later on?

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