07/07/2025 – 3 Days Later

Quint would say we survived July 4th. And July 5th, and the 6th. It’s anyone’s guess when the illegal shooting off fireworks will end. If it’s anything like years past, we guestimate around September 6th or 7th. He tried to sleep through most of it. He shook and whimpered through the worst of it. We might have to consider medication for him next year, a first.

Our across the street neighbor started firing his off at 12:06 Friday morning, after he arrived home from his late shift at work. Apparently, everyone should be awake at that time of night/morning and he really resents it when no one is. At 2:10 am, we finally got up, bundled up and sat out front fuming while watching the personal display he was still lighting off. He said he had to work the evening of July 4th so he thought he’d get his celebrating in when he could. He promised to do it again at or around 12:06 Saturday morning. He did not disappoint. The show ended just before 4 am, both nights.

Friday, the 4th, at 1:17 in the afternoon, the official thunderous house-shaking fireworks began, fired off by someone in an adjoining neighborhood, because everyone needs that one person who spent 10,000 dollars on the biggest and loudest fireworks available to the public to start things off, after which it was a free-for-all most of the afternoon and increased throughout the evening.

And then, at 12:03 am (we know because hello? who wouldn’t be awake?), beautiful silence fell across the land. It was like a light switch was flipped off and it was everything anyone could hope it would be.

For 3 whole minutes.

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A Colehaus Cats flashback:

2024 – No post
2023 – No post
2022 – No post
2021 – Let’s Talk
2020 – No post
2019 – No post
2018 – No post
2017 – Almost Back
2016 – No post
2015 – Ruby Tuesday
2014 – MultiCat Monday – Those Gingers
2013 – No post
2012 – No post