Somehow the Fourth had its quiet moments, too, even for little feet and childish voices....

 

and small hands stole into each other as we sat looking at our fire-works with a sense that independence was a fine thing to declare :-)

Lucy C. Lillie, "Memories of the Fourth," Harper's Young People, 1885 June 30th

 

HGGT!! Happy Independence Day!!

 

opuntia, western prickly pear cactus, j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

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