Back in the Saddle Posting

I can post again from my iMac.  Yay!  Joanna took mine that wasn't working and repurposed one she had with all my "stuff".  Isn't she a great daughter?  Evidently the graphic card quit working on the old one.  So here we go, back in the saddle again....

We were out on the porch, routine, right?  I sketched in the big book with the Prismacolor 03 fine line marker/pen.

Number 4, outside chair - the chair I usually sketch in.  I sat on the glider with the book in my lap instead of on the stool.  Different.

It was a lovely morning.  A bit cloudy so still cool.  We have had great weather for June, no 100 degree days.  Wait until next week!

Happy Fourth of July to all!  We had a great day.  Family and celebrated Joanna's birthday.

 Happy Birthday, Joanna!

 
We had pinto beans and rice with red New Mexico chile, homemade flour tortillas and carrot cake (a tradition for Joanna's birthday).  We didn't take photos.  I don't know why as we were seeing many photos of our family from Kentucky all day with the three great grandsons. They had a great time.  David put up a new flag pole and hung his American Flag and the US Marine Corps Flag.  Very nice!
(It was our nephew's, Jerry and Cody, birthday, too.)

Later after the kids left,  Gene and I  watched the Salute to America with speech by President Trump.  It was a historical speech outlining all the things each branch of the service has accomplished, also special Americans in attendance with a lady that serves 400 meals a day during hurricanes in Florida and other everyday "heroes".  There were flyovers (I love seeing those.) with different aircraft from the different branches of the military.  There were a couple of tanks on the mall.  It was an uplifting speech highlighting how Americans working together have accomplished such great things. 

Then we watched the PBS Capitol special.  They had heroes and many amazing folks, too.  The fireworks were so many that the smoke was thick and you couldn't even see the fireworks at times.  Pretty darn nifty salute to our great country.  I especially liked the Music Corps with disabled vets performing and the showing of the military families.  When you see the sacrifices made my our military and their families, it makes our freedom more special.    Thanks to all the military, police, firemen, first res-ponders and the hard working folks in our good old USA!