July 4th, 2016

It's the 4th of July, which means it's America's birthday. Happy birthday, America! You're now 240 years old! Don't look a day over 190, although that could be because no new states have been admitted since 1959. Still, looking great for the mid-200s!

Liveland History: 5 July 2011

On the 5th of July, 2011, I wrote the post "Fireworks (again)":

http://airnicetolivelands.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/fireworks-again.html

In it, I posted a short video that I had filmed on one of family's last days of living in Littleport, Cambridgeshire. The video featured sound effects of some fireworks that had occurred the night before on the 4th of July. We attributed the Independence Day firework celebrations to the presence of United States military bases and personnel in the area; even so, we did not expect to see or hear any fireworks that evening and we were pleasantly by them.

The post is also significant because it was the first time that my friend and fellow blogger Jessica commented here. This was after I commented on this post of hers. I first encountered Jessica when I clicked on her Blogger profile from another blog, titled Green Eyed Opinons; she also once guest posted on Green Eyed Opinons. Unfortunately, that blog no longer exists.

July 4th, 2012

Wishing everybody, in particular my US readers, a happy Independence Day; as of today, the United States has been in existence for 236 years.

I hope those of you who have celebrations planned will have a good time; unfortunately, I have had a bad cough both all day and for this past week. My family seems to be dealing with two colds at the moment (my mother and I have one that I picked up, and Dad and my brother have one that Dad caught), so it is not exactly fun here at the moment.

It would be nice if we get a firework display akin to the surprise one we saw in Littleport last year. That would certainly improve the day!

Happy Independence Day, or even just happy Fourth...whichever you prefer!

Fireworks! (again)

As promised, here is a video of the Fourth of July fireworks. Unfortunately, I could not see the fireworks very easily from my window, but they could clearly be heard (I was also in a hurry trying to find my camera to record what was going on). As such, the video is mainly sound rather than effects, but some small flashes of light can be seen.

It may not seem like much, but I am pleased that I did get to hear fireworks and see a little bit of them!

Fireworks!

Well this was unexpected: in my last post I mentioned about a lack of fireworks, and just now from my bedroom window I listened to and watched a small Fourth of July fireworks display! I do not have any time at the moment to post a video of it, but tomorrow I will get one up. This is both exciting and a nice surprise!

Independence Day

I would like to wish a happy Fourth of July to my American friends and followers, as well as to anyone else happy to join in! Yes, I still do celebrate the Fourth of July, regardless of the change in country, as it was something we celebrated for so long. Of course, today has not been that exciting here, as it is only days to our next move, but there has still been time to celebrate. Sadly, I do not have any fireworks, but coincidentally, "Firework" by Katy Perry has been playing on my radio while I have been typing this up, so that is something then!

Happy Independence Day everyone!