Happy 4th of July 2018!

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Mz.Hyde
Mz.Hyde 
@disqus_NnFUI30kih a year ago
Happy Independence day to my fellow Americans! Feel free to share how you celebrate the 4th in the comments below, and if you don't live in America that's ok! Share when your country's Independence day is and how you like to celebrate it!
I've also created a playlist on my Youtube channel featuring traditional American themes, songs about the 50 states, famous American cities, and songs about how awesome it is to be an American!
Check it out!
https://youtu.be/eqgQ3rKX6QY
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Elaina Hyde • a year ago
(appears and sets off fireworks everywhere) it's so dry they banned fireworks where i am so have these
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Helen Jekyll  Elaina Hyde • a year ago
Internet fireworks are pretty sweet! Sorry you couldn’t try out any real ones.
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Pyrogue • a year ago
I don’t live in America (yay Australia!) but happy Independence Day to everyone else! :)
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Helen Jekyll  Pyrogue • a year ago
Thanks, it’s appreciated! :D
I’d wish the same to you, but I don’t know if Australia ever celebrates any sort of independence. XD
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Pyrogue  Helen Jekyll • a year ago
Eh, not really. We have Australia Day in January (celebrating when the British settlers landed in Australia in 1770) and a lot of people celebrate that. I’m kind of indifferent?? Idk, it seems a bit weird to celebrate when white people came here and started mistreating Aboriginals/natives. There’s a bit of debate about whether to move it to Jan 1 (when we officially became a nation in 1901).
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Helen Jekyll  Pyrogue • a year ago
That makes sense! In that case, I shall simply wish thee a happy ‘whatever holiday that you celebrate that comes next’ ^-^
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ATasteForVintages • a year ago
I dunno about the whole "patriotic" thing, but here's the best takes of tonight's fireworks
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Jekyll1886  ATasteForVintages • a year ago
Awesome fireworks! :D
I don't know about you, but I consider myself patriotic, because wanting to fix America is as patriotic as it gets. :-)
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ATasteForVintages  Jekyll1886 • a year ago
I mean that's true!
But I live in an area with a lot of conservative minded people. Their idea of "patriotic" is celebrating what America is now and praising the president for everything he's doing. 😅
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Jekyll1886  ATasteForVintages • a year ago
Welp, that certainly differs from my own opinion, but that's the good thing about America--we can have differing opinions about this country and where it's going/should go and still all consider ourselves patriotic. ^_^
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ATasteForVintages  Jekyll1886 • a year ago
Which is true, but also depends on who you ask. I know people that would disagree with that statement :')
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Jekyll1886  ATasteForVintages • a year ago • edited
If they do, they need to pick up a history book--or a copy of the Constitution. The right to disagree and freely express ourselves is enshrined in the First Amendment. For that reason, I also freely support their right to disagree. XD
Incidentally, the people you describe sound nationalistic, which is not necessarily the same as patriotic. Indeed, they are often antithetical. The problem is that nationalism often masquerades as patriotism.
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Helen Jekyll  ATasteForVintages • a year ago
Oh wow those are gorgeous! I’ve always loved watching fireworks reflect off water.
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ATasteForVintages  Helen Jekyll • a year ago
I've got just the picture for you then!
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I started pointing my phone at the water about halfway through because it really was beautiful ❤️
The best thing about living on a lake is getting to watch the fireworks from the dock. It was even prettier because all the boats had their lights on so they lit the edge of the water like a dance floor.
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Helen Jekyll  ATasteForVintages • a year ago
I must say, I wish I’d been in a spot like yours! All the pictures look amazing, and I’m sure it was much better in person.
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ATasteForVintages  Helen Jekyll • a year ago
The dock was wet and uncomfy and we were mosquito bait and it was loud but the fireworks were sooo beautiful
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MillieGriffin • a year ago
https://youtu.be/4PAAaFNEIXA
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Helen Jekyll • a year ago
While a lot of fireworks can be quite stunning, I’m not particularly fond of loud noises, so I like to watch the dazzling lights from the safety of my home, through a window. XD
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • a year ago • edited
I did the same thing! XD Also comforted the dogs, who were NOT fans of the fireworks.
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • a year ago
Oh no! Well, at least we can empathize with all the poor dogs who don’t like the noise either. XD
I hope they’re happier now that the sky-explosions are gone.
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • a year ago
They are, thankfully.
At one point, I was sitting in a chair and they were piled ON TOP OF EACH OTHER on my lap. It was like the Bremen-town musicians! XD
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • a year ago
Aww, the poor dogs were so spooked! Hopefully they're nothing too big, and didn’t crush you. XD
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • a year ago
One weighs 12 pounds and the other weighs about 30, so it was doable. XD
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • a year ago
Phew, no squished writer friends XD
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