{"id":576,"date":"2009-07-05T19:43:32","date_gmt":"2009-07-06T02:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/silenceoftheclams.com\/blog\/?p=576"},"modified":"2009-09-12T15:54:03","modified_gmt":"2009-09-12T22:54:03","slug":"fun-4th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silenceoftheclams.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/fun-4th\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun 4th"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Shaun,What started out as a rather ordinary day turned into a very enjoyable holiday celebration.<\/p>\n

My neighbor, Darren <\/strong>(in the center), who happens to be a chef, invited me up for a delicious barbeque late afternoon. I enjoyed meeting his his nephew (just moved from NY to attend college)<\/em> & his friend Jordan. <\/p>\n

\"DavidI also got to meet and become friends with David<\/strong>, a friend of Darren’s visiting from Chicago. <\/p>\n

David is a landscape designer <\/strong>and we started talking plants and gardens right away… and didn’t stop for most of the night. We plant nerds tend to bond quickly. <\/p>\n

We made the drive into Seattle for fireworks over Lake Union…. and, after driving up and down nearly every street, were amazingly lucky to find a parking spot just a couple of blocks from our vantage point above the freeway. <\/p>\n

It was a beautiful night and we were gifted with an incredible sunset prior to the fireworks show.<\/p>\n

\"Sunset<\/p>\n

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I found what I hoped would be a prime spot for photographing the fireworks and set up my tripod. Darren & David found a less crowded viewing area, so I socialized and discussed classical music with Steve, a local resident. We were surrounded by a very international crowd – I heard several languages being spoken, including Russian, Japanese, French, and what I believe was Farsi.<\/p>\n

And then the fun began! This was probably the most artistic fireworks display I’ve ever seen<\/em>…. simply breathtaking. Here are a few of the 300 pictures I took… <\/p>\n

\"Fireworks<\/p>\n

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So what did you do for the holiday? See any great fireworks?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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