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July Fifth Fireworks Instablogging

It’s 8:30, and boats of all sorts are gathering at the shore across from the Star of the Sea apartments. Fishing boats, yachts, cruisers jammed with sightseers. Long lines of folding chairs have been set up along the beach for the big event.

There’s a breeze, the sky is clear, night’s coming on. So far so good.

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Blue velvet sky, blue velvet sea. The waves press in, the lit-up ships list. Their engines throb as they inch closer. A helicopter circles. On the beach, glow sticks dance.

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Officially dark now, and things should start happening soon. Though it’s already quite a spectacle – the crowds, the bright shining boats, the throbbing engines and the throbbing sea.

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Whew. Ol’ UD‘s emotionally exhausted. The display started quietly, of course, with pleasant little golden streamers here and there. But it quickly began flaring out and up with tutti-frutti bursts all over the sky. Louder and louder rocket reports vibrated the air. The final red white and blue explosions were frenzied and beautiful and we all clapped and hooted.

Margaret Soltan, July 5, 2015 7:33PM
Posted in: snapshots from rehoboth

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One Response to “July Fifth Fireworks Instablogging”

  1. dmf Says:

    driving thru the nowhere fields in between leapfrogging burbs in the heartland the rolling clouds of smoke from spent explosives makes it look like some old black and white war film, the smell of gunpowder everywhere.

    http://www.wnyc.org/story/obamas-war-profit-colleges/

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