Parade

 

A Fourth of July parade is one of the highlights of the week on Squam Lake.

I began this blog fifteen years ago today.  I had retired six days before, on June 30, 2010.   I thought that spending time with a camera would be a good way to be sure I didn't sit inside all day.

Rattlesnake

 

Every year there is a hike to the top of nearby Rattlesnake Mountain, to look back down on Squam Lake..

Fourth of July at the Holderness Bridge

 

Happy Independence Day to my fellow Americans.  We only have to wait another three and one-half years until we can find an intelligent person with appropriate American values to lead us.

Capture the Flag

The kids love the game of Capture the Flag.

Some adults like the woman in red sneak into the game to relive memories of their youth.

An eagle also played.

 

Nothing like 90 minutes of running to have the kids sleep well.

Squam Lake

 Squam Lake is New Hampshire's second biggest lake, after Winnipesaukee, its big sister to the south.  It is where the classic movie On Golden Pond was filmed.  Unlike Winnipesaukee, there is very little development.  Most of the shoreline is protected with environmental covenants.

I am here for a week with my family, staying in this rustic cabin.  See the green ice chest?  No refrigerators.  

A young man comes every morning with ice blocks that were harvested from the lake in the winter.  Another young man fills the fireplace with logs and kindling.

Many families are fanatical about their summers on Squam Lake.  

I am a newcomer.  We first came here around 1990.

Bubbles

The July theme for City Daily Photo participants is "Bubbles."  Fortunately, I remembered a street performer in Rome in 2015 who captivated little kids (and me) with his bubble artistry.

Click here to see other photographer' interpretations.

Dream Inspire Justice

 

A mural by ARCY in Danbury's Kennedy Park features three inspirational American leaders, Martin Luther King, Jr. (Dream),  John F. Kennedy (Inspire) and Ruth Ginsburg (Justice).  Does it say anything about America that all three are now dead, and that two were assassinated?

Linked to Monday Murals.