Independence Day

 Our 4th of July could not have been better.

We started out on the ferry that takes you from Boston to Charlestown.

While on the ferry...

 ...4 Navy Seals para-trooped down with red and blue smoke, flags, and stunts.

Then, the Blue Angels and the Air Force did two fly overs.

 We made our way to Bunker Hill.

Everyone but Anna and I climbed the 297 steps to the top

(James did it for the second time in his life)

where they saw "Old Ironsides" shoot off her cannons.

The print shop along the Freedom Trail

(which has never been open on my other tours)

was printing The Declaration of Independence.

They nailed the freshly printed copies to trees all over the square.

And no holiday is complete without some good eatin',

 friends who get excited about fishing,

 

 and childlike spectacle.

Amongst all the festivities and good times of the day,

I did pause to re-read the Declaration of Independence and ponder it's significance.

I am grateful for "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"