Tonight's picture was taken on July 4, 2006. Mattie was four years old and we were invited on our friend's boat to see the fireworks over the Potomac River. This was a first for all of us. Mattie loved boats and he was thrilled to be sharing the holiday with his closest preschool buddy, Zachary (whose parents owned the boat). I must admit seeing the fireworks from the water is a memorable sight, because literally they appear to be right on top of you. So much so that when the fireworks come cascading down, you see the full effect.
Quote of the day: A cat has absolute emotional honesty. Human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not. ~ Ernest Hemingway
The controversy today all over the news in DC, were our fireworks on the Washington Mall last
night. I never thought about this, until I shared photos of the National
Capital Firework Display on Facebook and my long time friend Mary Ann wrote to
me and said.... this is NOT what I saw on TV! That was my first clue. July 4th
this year was a total rain out. It had been raining all day and the cloud cover
was awful. In theory the show should have been postponed until today. That I
know full well this would have great financial costs to the District who blocks off
roads, has extra emergency management personnel on hand, and so forth. So the show went on as planned. The only problem with last night's fireworks is ...... YOU COULDN'T see them!!!! Between clouds and drizzling rain, it made it impossible!
Yet when PBS aired the Capital Fourth fireworks, there appeared to be beautiful clear skies over DC and stellar fireworks! How did that happen? It happened with some creative editing and splicing in firework displays from previous years. Most likely because they knew full well that NO ONE would stay tuned to watch a dull and lack luster show on TV. I totally understand their dilemma, but I think a note to viewers would have been a nice and professional thing to do. Especially if you want to keep your viewers' trust. Below is a link to an article written in the NY Times about this, but literally this controversy was just about everywhere today. Note to self..... the fireworks last night looked nothing like this!
PBS Admits Using Old Fireworks Footage in Fourth of July Broadcast:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/06/business/media/oh-say-are-those-fireworks-over-dc-visions-from-the-past-yes-pbs-says.html?_r=0
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