Independence Day

There was a partial eclipse tonight.  It was partial enough to not be seen easily by the naked eye.  The full moon was beautiful and many people set off fireworks in neighborhoods to celebrate the Fourth of July.  Austin is not a small area and between the city lights and full moon, few stars are visible.  It was dark enough to not see the mosquitoes having their midnight feast on us as we lay upon the trampoline to view the sky.  

Every year on Independence Day my family tries to watch the musical "1776".  The movie is about the days leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence.  Today C, E and I watched it together.  "1776" is a favorite of E's too.  Every time I watch the movie I come up with questions about the historical accuracy.  One of the things I looked up this year was about Caesar Rodney, the delegate from Delaware.  In the movie he has cancer and isn't expected to live long.  In reality he lived until 1784, eight years after the Declaration of Independence was signed.  I didn't research that much more and wonder how sick he was in 1776.  Maybe I will look that up another day.  Most likely there is a website somewhere that lists discrepancies between the movie and real life.  

The moon and the movie are my happy things for today.

The sky has a lot less dust.

My friend's cat.

Okay, this was just for fun.

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Keep your distance.