The Ciel Show for Tuesday, July 4, 2017

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Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Flowers and a little drama...

Today I drove around the Mountain Shadows neighborhood that was so hard-hit by the Waldo Canyon fire five years ago. I took pictures during the year after in this same area, though different angles. It was the storm clouds that drew me, driving along and looking for a good place to catch them with the camera. That being just down the road from Garden of the Gods, I went on there as well, but traffic was not kind to photographers. The shot of the day--because I didn't know I'd gotten it until I... Sign in to see full entry.

Here it comes...

While it is not strictly speaking legal to have private fireworks of a certain size, nor to set them off except on July 4, throughout American neighborhoods there have been fireworks as loud as bombs going off all this past month. At first, just the occasional, unexpected, startling BOOM! but these increase as the 4th approaches. Last night was pretty noisy. Tonight they will let out all the stops. I keep the fan running alongside music. I think tonight it will be CARMINA BURANA. From the deck... Sign in to see full entry.

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