i'm not a gal that normally goes running off to watch fireworks- the crowds, the traffic...all rather annoying to me. but last week on July 4th i stopped briefly to see baby sister Denise in Jacksonville on my way to St. Augustine. I scooped her up and off we went, straight into the downtown area where we quickly found parking. a short through the glamorous redneck business district of this city on the river and with our sparklers we settled down in a little park catching a great summer breeze and watching all the families gather to view the spectacular spectacular...we were graced with not one show but two fantastic displays: one barge was anchored so that the almost full moon was part and parcel of the fireworks as they blasted into the sky; the other, identical display, could be seen with the fantastic neon blue bridge in the foreground.
an incredible treat for the eyes and what a way to take one's mind away to a magical fantasy world of lights...
