I think a Friday start to a long weekend is better than a Monday. I didn’t do much, but nonetheless I have a feeling of accomplishment. Maybe it was the walks back and forth to the beach three times or the stop at the surf shop that’s closest to our house or the rack of ribs I ended up baking/roasting when we realized our propane supply was gone.
There’s something about our newly adopted town that always makes me feel like we’ve traveled to another dimension. We are literally a 15 minute ride from SF (in fact dinner on Friday was burritos in the Mission), but it feels like sitcom, beach-town suburbia every damn day. Kids play in the streets and ditch their bikes on manicured front lawns like it’s 1952 and crime hasn’t been invented yet.
In the time warp town, it makes perfect fucking sense that fireworks would be legal. The neighbors assured us that despite the $1,000 fine for illegal fireworks and the very visible police presence, illegals would be shot off in abundance. And, hells ya, they were right.
I missed grabbing pictures but at one point there was a municipal-worthy splash of chrysanthemums lighting up the generally, although not so much in this photo, photogenic San Pedro Point.
When we got back to our house after strolling the battlefield-looking sight/site of our local beach, back behind our very own home were amazing, just about as good as professional light show bursts of color.
The thick smoke and essence of gunpowder was crazy on the beach.
I felt so bad for the one poor schmoe who seemed to be the only one in custody inside the police’s makeshift, chain-link holding tank, so I didn’t take his picture. A nervous-looking cluster from multi-generations peered at him through the fence. Tough ending for a family outing.
We had some fun lighting off our own. But I suspect we’re both just a tad bit on the cautious side to be pyromaniacs.
All sorts of pictures, some OK, maybe good, mostly bad and worse, can be found here: http://dee-rob.com/zenphoto/July%204%20by%20the%20sea/.
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