Helen decorated her longboard this week. She decided on a floral theme in black and white.
We hiked Grizzly Peak this week, a 5 mile loop trail. With high rewards (views and wildflowers) and low effort, it's one of our favorite hikes.
The Price family met us at the trail. Another advantage of the trail is it has high enough elevation that we didn't need to worry about poison oak, even when hiking through lush green undergrowth.
In a normal year, we enjoy all of our small town's 4th of July celebrations. However, all of the traditional activities were canceled due to the corona virus. We still had a great holiday, filled with new activities. We entered our town's 1st house decorating contest. We didn't win any prizes, but it helped us anticipate the holiday.
Our town kept the annual military jet flyover as it was an easy way to mark the day while socially distancing. As the jets passed overhead, Abe got on the roof of our porch and played The Star Spangled Banner on his electric guitar. With the volume on his amp turned up, he attracted the attention of a few neighbors.
Helen also played the national anthem. Helen hadn't played an electric guitar before, but 10 years of playing the violin helped.
While the traditional parade was canceled, a few volunteers organized a classic car rally that snaked through the entire town. We sat outside and watched a group of motorcycles and a few classic cars drive by. After a long break, we assumed the car cruise was over and went back inside. A short time later, we saw another group of cars drive by. The cars kept coming in small bursts for the next 2 hours, waving flags and honking their horns.
Helen invited three friends over in the evening for games and fireworks. She spent a lot of time preparing decorations...
...and refreshments. It was a lovely holiday and we look forward to celebrating with our whole town next year.
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