July 7, 2008

grasses & sedges & rushes

Epic Fourth o' July weekend...summer in full effect! Thank you, America, Uncle Sam, Paul Revere, Founding Dads, Lady Liberty, Neil Diamond (circa The Jazz Singer), Coca-Cola, Freedom Fries, Waves o' Grain, (etc., i.e., et al) for:

BBQs, backyards, dice games, willow trees, bicycles, cheese flags, Cha Cha, badminton, semi-scary pyrotechnics, Frito salad, scatch....

The Declaration of Independence was signed:

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Patriotism manifested itself in dessert form:

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Fuzzy photos were taken:

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(etc., BBQ, etc.)

Then, post Independence Day, James and I took a day trip to Madison looking for cheese curds and adventure.

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Most of the cheese curds were fed to ducks in Lake Mendota.

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I wanted to take more photos, but my camera battery D to the I to the E to the D.

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Other:

Looking for something to read this summer? I asked a bunch of great people for rdg recommendations.

Looking for a way to help out a particularly great person named Colleen? Please visit this website and consider donating to a worthy cause!

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