"The Fourth of July is not just a government anniversary!"

"The Fourth of July is not just a government anniversary! It is a time to remember that independence is the spirit and the soul of the nation. The fireworks are for, as John Adams rightly affirms, a Day of Deliverance. That liberation from captivity is what we honor and so often forget.

" Taken from a article in the Waxahachi Daily Light.

The meaning of Independence Day

Published: Thursday, July 2, 2009 11:43 AM CDT Linda Sibley Ellis County Justice of the Peace Pct. 4

HIKING in PISGAH NATIONAL FOREST

My Carolinas adventure should have actually started with my day of hiking in the Pisgah National Forest. I flew there as a guest of a friend I had not seen in 49 years, (class mate from Santa Fe High School class of 1960.) Few words can describe the beauty of this area. Just a few photos taken with my new Sony DSC-H10 will give you an idea of what I mean. I'm told the heat and mosquitoes can be a problem this time of the year. I was fortunate to have been there in a light drizzle. which kept the the little vermites away and the temperature cool. Enough!
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