4th of July at Myrtle Edwards

Nearing Sunset
Originally uploaded by Sean Glenn.

We walked to Myrtle Edwards after a great bbq party with a view of Alki and the sound. The weather was a bit finicky so we waited until a light drizzle of rain passed and then walked down around 6:30pm. We were thinking we would be too late to get a good spot, but the park was relativley sparse. The "4th of Jul-Ivar's" seems to have lost a lot of it's funding, as there were no Elephant Ears (or any food for that matter) or entertainment. There was actually no one around us with music playing - so the fireworks display went unaccompanied. It was a great show, however, the design of the pyrotechnics was very nice - not too over the top and full of the gold/silver sparkling ones that are my favorite. Very low key in comparison to years that have passed.

I heard WAMU's 4th at Gasworks was shoulder to shoulder packed, so it was nice to have space to spread out and enjoy the night.

Beautiful sky and sunset delighted us as we waited for dusk...what a fantastic picture Sean took, seen here.

The park is currently undergoing some construction, which made the walk out a bit stop and go and time consuming. The entrance being right near the train track intersection made it take a while as well, which I guess couldn't have been helped. I imagine it took a lot longer getting out of Gasworks!

Here's to celebrating the freedom we have and another day gone by without a missle being successfully fired at us.