The Fourth

Happy 4th of July to friends near and far. Nikki woke me up extra early this morning, so we walked early and I took a nap later. I think she gets jealous having another dog around; she keeps coming in my bedroom to keep Buddy out. It was nice this morning though. After the heat wave last weekend, the rain we had Wednesday night and Thursday made things refreshed. It was overcast, cooler and a bit muggy. The scent of honeysuckle kept me sniffing. Tomorrow morning it will probably be overtaken by the smell of gunpowder, as fireworks have been going off all day, and will crescendo tonight. I live in an unincorporated area where rules are few and enforcement even sparser.