Fireworks at Opsail 2000, Norfolk, Virginia. June, 2000.
Happy Fourth of July! I hope you are having a wonderful weekend.
What’s the Fourth of July without fireworks? Since we were gone most of the day Friday helping my parents I didn’t have a great deal of time to go through my photo archives to find Fourth of July fireworks. But I did find the photo above. It was made in June of 2000 at Opsail 2000 in Norfolk, Virginia.
We’ll probably watch Knoxville’s concert and fireworks show on television. The Knoxville Symphony is quite good and they have a very good fireworks display. But I’ll admit that I’m showing my age, especially when I remember the Fourth of July celebrations of years past.
For example, consider the concerts we hear nowadays. They seem to be dominated by Broadway tunes, popular music or rock and roll. Now there’s nothing particularly wrong with any of those, but whatever happened to Stars and Stripes Forever and the other patriotic songs we used to hear so much more often?
While I was out in the yard a couple of days ago I heard This Is My Country on my iPod. Now I’m showing my age, but that song, by Don Raye and Al Jacobs, sums up what I feel about this country — not just on the Fourth of July, but every day of the year:
What difference if I hail from North or South
Or from the East or West
My heart is full of love for all of these.
I only know I swell with pride and deep within my breast,
I thrill to see old glory paint the breeze!
This is my country! Land of my birth!
This is my country! Grandest on earth!
I pledge thee my allegiance, America, the bold,
For this is my country to have and to hold.
Tags: American Life, Fireworks, Fourth of July
Senior Moments 
July 4, 2009 at 3:52 am |
Great photo and post George.
July 4, 2009 at 6:14 am |
Oh my goodness, I totally forgot about this. Happy Fourth of July!
July 4, 2009 at 8:03 am |
We used to love the fireworks at the Milwaukee lakefront. And the symphony did play all the right songs. Have a happy fourth!
July 4, 2009 at 11:27 am |
Happy 4th of July to you.I am thankful for your country,as Canadians we have such good neighbors.
Blessings,Ruth
July 4, 2009 at 11:32 am |
God bless you both and God bless America! I pledged my friendship – if you recall. I’m grateful for those who defend our freedom – and put their lives in God’s hands. Have a wonderful day. Good shot of the fireworks!
July 4, 2009 at 12:55 pm |
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July 4, 2009 at 1:05 pm |
Beautiful words! I’m hoping that I might see some fireworks from my deck. 🙂
July 4, 2009 at 1:57 pm |
George: Cool post on the 4TH, I hope we can get together this week if possible.
July 5, 2009 at 1:16 am |
George! You were at Opsail? That is too cool!
I still lived down there then. My daughter wasn’t sure if she was going to the fireworks in Norfolk tonight or not. With little Lily and the new little Lucy it didn’t appear to be the best idea this year. 🙂