Fourth of July

In my town, there is a festival every year for the Fourth of July.  I have attended it since I moved here three years ago.  The first year I watch from the park and got lucky and was out of the park within minutes of the end of the show.  The second year I parked in a different spot in the park and was stuck trying to get out of the park for over a hour.  This year I knew I was going to watch the fireworks from outside the park but I was going to eat in the park first.  After I finished eating I was bored (my ereader is not great in light), so I decided to find a spot for the evening.  However while driving around I decided I wanted to go see The Avengers instead.  I got the times from my sister (I have no data on my phone) and headed to a nearby town for the show.  I was almost there when I changed my mind and headed back home to watch the fireworks instead.  I parked at the high school first, but when the show started a apartment building was blocking my view so I drove down the road a bit to a empty parking lot and I had a perfect view.    I had read about some tricks to taking pictures of fireworks so it was kind of fun.

This evening though has been a hassle since my neighbors are setting of fireworks, despite the fact it is illegal.  I have called the police twice and it is dying down some but it has still scared Vegas to point it will take her days to recover.  Even Memphis who is usually great with loud noises is scared and hiding.  Lacy is the only one that does not seem to care. 

Update:  In my area the fireworks stopped around midnight and Vegas came out of hiding when she heard me open a string cheese (crazy hearing that girl has).  The HOA message board had people upset that I called the police, but I had other members backing me.