On the Fourth itself we went into town to help celebrate Ralph's birthday. Ralph and Leona are friends of ours who run a business in town. Every year family and friends and neighbors gather at their house for a feed and a fireworks display put on by their son. This year Ralph is 80, so they pulled out all the stops.
The boys were awestruck--and maybe a little scared--by the sheer firepower laid out in the street: $1,700 worth of flash and noise.
People finished their burgers and salad and had some birthday cake; the band played their last numbers, and anticipation grew.
As dusk deepened people began moving chairs down into the yard. Fireworks began to pop and sizzle around town. Then, without warning, the big show began.
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