Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/07/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Lovely, Larry. True American spirit. We actually thought of making a 4th July BBQ and inviting some of our Spanish, Lithuanian, German and other miscellaneous friends, but in the end the logistics proved to complicated, so we just did the BBQ and drank some beer by ourselves :-) Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog YNWA On Jul 5, 2010, at 7:25 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote: > One of the founding fathers, Samuel Adams, I believe, suggested that the > U.S. Declaration of Independence be celebrated by bonfires and > illuminations. Somehow that advice got mutated into gigantic fireworks > displays put on by large merchants and governmental agencies. Fireworks are > deemed too dangerous for the average citizen although gun ownership is > permitted in most states and the Supreme Court has just reaffirmed the > validity of the Constitution's Second Amendment guaranteeing the right to > bear arms. > > > Our local homeowners association has sidestepped the issue. Instead of > fireworks we have a 4th of July boat regatta on our 5 acre lake. Rowboats, > canoes and dinghies are decorated with a patriotic motif and rowed in a > procession. The winner, as judged by the onlookers, receives a case of > Samuel Adams beer as befitting the occasion. > > > I painted my dinghy for the occasion. I'll have to repaint in battleship > grey before I take it down to the marina. > > > The Patriotic dinghy as painted. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Patriotic+dinghy+3.jpg.html > > > First trial run. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Patriotic+dinghy+1.jpg.html > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Patriotic+dinghy+2.jpg.html > > > Don't mind that bearded man rowing the dinghy. My children were only too > happy to inform me that the country is less than three times as old as I > am. > > > The entire details of the occasion were captured here: > > http://norwegianbachelorfarmers.com/lakewoodrock/wall/ > > > The beer was delicious and a good time was had by all, even without > fireworks. > > > Larry Z > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >