Samlock
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Don't forget to take a camera with you!
Midsummer 2012
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Don't forget to take a camera with you!
Maybe. I think I wore a hard hat last year during the fireworks. The little pieces hurt when they hit you on the head.
The Used Dog may be farmed out for the night at the dog vacation place. He will be miles away from any fireworks there. I think someone in my neighborhood shoots off a mortar.
Steve NW WI
Unwanted Riff Raff.
Dogs need vacations too. My "picked me" frisbee hound is mildly annoyed by fireworks, she gets upset that there are no birds falling from the sky to fetch...
Scandihoovian Candles and The Big Bottom Blast
We had The Big Bottom Blast last night. Yup, that's what it is called. The first batch of non-indian settlers came from the deep Appalachia country and settled in a wide, river valley they called, The Big Bottom.
Our valley is surrounded by mountains, which makes for some nice echoes from the fireworks. We watch from a backyard and some wear hats, safety glasses, and earplugs because we are under the shrapnel area.
This isn't really a town. It is a community. The core area, which floods once in a while, is a small grocery, a mini-mart/gas station, post office, library. There's a few other businesses scattered around--some where they won't flood. The major employment is the sawmill, the school, and the Forest Service.
This is looking at the football field and up the eastern part of the valley.
I took a maple Scandihoovian Candle that had been setting in the shop for over a year. After liberal squirting with lighter fluid, it took off.
We put some kind of chemical in it to make the flames more colorful. On a double dog dare, an engineer guy threw the packet in. That turned out to be the best way because the flame stayed colored for a hour or so.
When it got dark, the fireworks started. Back in the heyday of our community, there used to be lawnmower races and music. But mills closed, and logging companies closed up or moved, so we just have a swap meet and fireworks.
The fireworks show is pretty impressive for such a little burg.
Now it is after the 4th, and summer might happen.
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We had The Big Bottom Blast last night. Yup, that's what it is called. The first batch of non-indian settlers came from the deep Appalachia country and settled in a wide, river valley they called, The Big Bottom.
Our valley is surrounded by mountains, which makes for some nice echoes from the fireworks. We watch from a backyard and some wear hats, safety glasses, and earplugs because we are under the shrapnel area.
This isn't really a town. It is a community. The core area, which floods once in a while, is a small grocery, a mini-mart/gas station, post office, library. There's a few other businesses scattered around--some where they won't flood. The major employment is the sawmill, the school, and the Forest Service.
This is looking at the football field and up the eastern part of the valley.
I took a maple Scandihoovian Candle that had been setting in the shop for over a year. After liberal squirting with lighter fluid, it took off.
We put some kind of chemical in it to make the flames more colorful. On a double dog dare, an engineer guy threw the packet in. That turned out to be the best way because the flame stayed colored for a hour or so.
When it got dark, the fireworks started. Back in the heyday of our community, there used to be lawnmower races and music. But mills closed, and logging companies closed up or moved, so we just have a swap meet and fireworks.
The fireworks show is pretty impressive for such a little burg.
Now it is after the 4th, and summer might happen.
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Samlock
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Big Bottom Blast - such a cheerful way to celebrate your national day. Our national day, that's in December, is rather depressing. Medals hanging on starched suit chests, endless official receptions and gloomy war songs...
That's a variation of the Scandinavian candle I've never seen before. And I have seen a few. If you want a good party, make sure you invite an engineer!
That's a variation of the Scandinavian candle I've never seen before. And I have seen a few. If you want a good party, make sure you invite an engineer!
A serious documentary on Swedish Midsummer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8ZLpGOOA1Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8ZLpGOOA1Q
I would like to take part. But singing in Swedish would be difficult. The Frog Dance made me wonder about the origins of the Chicken Dance. I learned about the Chicken Dance from a Minnysoda immigrant. Then I saw it in Grumpy Old Men 2. It was performed at a wedding reception that had a lot of toe headed people out here from Wisconsin attending. Apparently, when the beer keg is getting low, folks are ready to do the Chicken Dance.
