This July Fourth, we had a very low-key celebration which included the reading of the Declaration of Independence and the firing off of fire crackers and fireworks in the backyard (one of the unique luxuries of living in the country).

The day ended and the evening began with a spectacular display of God’ handiwork in the form of one of the more unusual and beautiful sunsets I’ve seen since Arizona. Images below depict some of the backyard ballistics that were going on.

God creates a display of His own

God creates a display of His own

The launching of backyard fireworks

The launching of backyard fireworks

Two tanks face off...

Two tanks face off…

... and face off some more

… and face off some more

Not too shabby for home fireworks!

Not too shabby for home fireworks!

Oooohhhh.... Aaahhhhh

Oooohhhh…. Aaahhhhh

An intimidating sparkler

An intimidating sparkler

The mysterious peering-through-the-smoke look

The mysterious peering-through-the-smoke look