The best Fourth of July fireworks we ever saw were at Bear Creek Park near our house in Morrison, Colorado, back in the early 1980s. We lived just south of the park, and could sit on our roof and have the best view of the show.

There was another year that we just happened to be driving around and saw the fireworks at Parker, Colorado, and we went back the next year, but for some reason they didn't have them.

We won't go in search of fireworks tomorrow. There is a good show at Estes Park, our nearby resort town, but we'll stay home because we're not much for the crowds.

Today there was a herd of Dahl sheep across the highway from our place.

This was taken in winter, in case you are wondering about the snow:



Usually they graze along the highway several miles to the east of us:



I stood up on the highway and watched the traffic. It was solid cars, coming to a complete stop as they rounded the corner coming towards me. It was truly astounding to see all those cars, just solid, with no breaks headed to Estes Park. But then they saw three people standing at the guard rail looking at the sheep, and ten cars pulled over and parked by the guard rail. People with cameras poured out of them, and meanwhile, the rest of the traffic inched around the parked cars and people wandering in the roadway.

This is where they were pulling over, no shoulder to speak of. The sheep were on that rock slope, mothers, dads, and babies:



See that bend in the distance? It was solid cars coming around that bend at a crawl, and stopping then proceeding slowly. It was so odd to watch. Then, the county sheriff came around that bend, turned on lights and siren, and used his loudspeaker to tell everyone to get a move on. So they all jumped back in their cars, and within seconds all the parked cars were gone.

Tonight we could see that herd of sheep high on the promontory across the highway, looking down at our place. They were silhouetted against the evening sky, and it reminded me of the old wagon trains and indians movies where the indians were ranged on the high bluff looking down at the pioneers.

Have a good holiday, you all!