It was a rainy afternoon and evening for the Fourth of July celebrations this year. We celebrated America’s 234th birthday by hosting a BBQ at my childhood home in my village of Caspian, Michigan. We invited my aunt and uncle, Jim and Ione, and they are pictured in the back row. It is nice to reconnect with my aunt, as she looks very much like my mother and she reminds me of her.

We had some fireworks in the back yard, ate a lot of food, and then went  downtown Iron River to watch the city fireworks.