Happy Fourth of July

Today's view from our front porch

Happy Fourth of July, everybody. Enjoy a piece of properly charred meat (or your favorite vegetarian/vegan alternative; we're not picky) and a beverage of your choice. Watch some fireworks. (Unless you're one of my international readers; then just have your grilled food and beverage and reflect on whatever you want to.) That's what we'll be going off to do in a few hours; in the meantime, I have a cherry pie that I need to bake ...