My unexplosive July 4th

I was house sitting for friends who have this amazing home on top of a hill on the south side of town. When I am on their back deck I can see most of the south side of Denver, from the East side to the West side.

While house sitting there over July 4th I thought I would spend it on the back deck. Since I can see most of Denver I reasoned I could see all the various Firework displays that are going off all over town.

I forgot that there would not be as many fire work shows this year due to the fire bans and restrictions on burning anything in the state (There are close to 13 fires burning in Colorado so it is no surprise most officials are limiting anything involving fire of any kind as they want to limit the possibility of another fire starting). There were huge clouds of smoke blowing across town which also cut down on visibility so I could not see as much of Denver as I thought. I saw one fireworks display on miles away on the far west side of town. My finger nails looked larger then the fireworks going off so I called it a night.

This year July 4th was a reminder that not every holiday is a memorable event.