Sunset shots of the lighthouse. The lighting was perfect as the sun was just setting.

We had great food and fireworks at the party over on Goose Island. Yes, it was a challenge taking these pictures for several reasons: they were right over my head, little pieces of ash was drifting down onto my head and there was a third reason, oh yea, all the alcohol went to my head. But this is basically what they looked like. I think!

Yeah, these guys were a little crazy, though I felt only slightly less crazy being only a few more yards away than they were.

I love this one-that bright light is an alien space ship – no wait – the alcohol has worn off and it was just the moon.

I don’t remember the boat ride back home but I am sure I didn’t swim since my cloths were dry. There was talk that a few people went swimming, but I have been assured that I was not one of them. There was also talk that the people that went swimming went a la natural, which explains why their cloths were dry, but doesn’t entirely assure me about my dry cloths. Just kidding, I didn’t go swimming. I did however entertain everyone with a rousing rendition of “Some Kind of Wonderful” on the drums accompanied by the band. I was really good. I think! The next day a little 12 year old boy, who had been at the party, came up to me and told me he needed a drummer for his band. “Hey, are you making fun of me?” I asked him. “No” he replied with total sincerity. “You were really good, I mean it”. A rock god in the eyes of small children. All of my dreams and hopes have finally come true.

It was a wonderful 4th of July.

Faux Farm Girl,

Annie