Fireworks

So amongst all the amazing things we've seen this past week....James' progress, the outpouring of support and love, a dramatic change of plans for this summer....James & I got to witness something we don't normally get to see from such a level.


Thursday night at Hadlock there were fireworks after the game. Thanks to the speedy help of Nurse Cindy, we were able to scoot over to the couch by the window of our temporary home here on the 6th floor of the BBCH and watch the light show from a height we've never experienced before. And what a show it was! Just when we thought it was the finale...there was more! And there were pyrotechnics we'd never seen before. In addition to the twinkly ones, the big expansive ones that seem to take up half the sky, and the ones that go higher than you expect, there were swirly ones that seemed to look like a far off view of the universe, with a bright core surrounded by a blurry circle of lit-up dust twirling around the middle. It was a great display!


So the Fourth of July comes to mind. Two years ago, we watched the Portland fireworks sitting in chairs along the sidewalk of Back Cove, across from the playground, close enough to the ice cream truck to grab a treat. Last year, we huddled under the cover of a tree to prevent getting totally soaked until the mad dash back to the car in the pouring rain. This year, I'll take a rainy spot on Back Cove over the couch here at BB.

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