The 4th

I spent this 4th of July on the boat,

in the Corpus Christi Texas area.

And as is the norm for people who live

near the water,

many folks headed for the playground of their choosing.

 The beautiful sunny day

had everyone out and about.

The courageous....

the crazy.....

( never cut in front of an 8000 Horse power tug with a sailboat)

and the unlucky.

At one point during my people watching,

I noticed my friends coming over to play.....

and play, they did!!

This beauties spent so much time up on the bow with me

that when they finally left

I turned and looked at the wheelhouse windows, and said,

WOW!

What a great display they put on for me.

As I was waiting for these photos to upload while writing this post,

I strolled outside just in time to see a great Corpus Christi fireworks display.

We are presently anchored about 3 miles off the coast

as we await our berth

and as I looked at the shoreline I could see the fireworks celebrations of many

of the coastal towns.

Without turning my head

I could see 5 or 6 other towns celebrating this nations Independence.

But the town closest to where we are

put on an amazing show.

The boat was gently bobbing up and down in the offshore swell,

with a gentle breeze at my back

as I watched this awesome fireworks show,

in solitude. 

I had recently read the book titled 1776

by David McCullouch

where he interestingly tells the story of how we became Independent.

As I watched the water surface between our boat and the shoreline

shimmer with the reflections of the explosions in the sky,

I couldn't help but think of brave men who changed the course of history way back when.

John Adams, one of the Founding Fathers wrote of this day,

"......I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding generations

.....it ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, bonfires and illuminations

from one end of this continent to the other,

from this time forward, forever more."

I think the towns in southern Texas did Mr. Adams proud today.