A Fourth to Remember

The Fourth of July at the Kaiser Farm is always memorable. This year's threatening weather dampened (pardon the pun) things only slightly thanks to umbrellas and portable shelters. Weather didn't reduce the crowd, either. Lots of family and friends continued to arrive through the afternoon and early evening.

Linda had a screened-in tent for the food with several tables overflowing with all kinds of goodies. It looked like a Baptist potluck. Herb and I stayed close by to keep an eye on the food. My hash brown casserole was quite popular. Donnie and Linda were at the grill producing hot dogs and burgers at an amazing rate, trying to keep up with the salivating crowd. Beverages of all sorts were in high demand.

Parties at the farm are always well-mannered but exuberant. No troublemaking is permitted--Donnie is adamant on that. Lots of families, and children are everywhere. There's Logan (the Bood) in the front, getting a supply of poppers from Susie, his mom. It's always great to see Charlie, Susie and Logan. Unfortunately Harley, their rottweiler, has bone cancer and was staying at Susie's mom's house. They have a wonderful photo of Logan and Harley, with Logan sitting on his back. They returned to Florida not many days after the party.

Everyone was eager to see the fireworks. I studied instructions in my camera book for photographing fireworks. My reflexes are really slow, so I wasn't sure how it would work. I held the camera on top of a fence to keep it from shaking. Some of my photos were surprisingly good for a first try...and some of them were purely awful. A huge downpour put an end to the fireworks with everyone scrambling for a dry place.

The best way to spend the Fourth of July at the Kaiser farm!