Independence Day Fireworks from Willamette Park

For the first time in many years, we headed out to watch the fireworks. Specifically the Oaks Park fireworks from across the river at Willamette Park.

You can see that it was not a particularly warm night. Also, check out the very dead grass we were sitting on.

From later in the evening as the sun went down. That stand of trees to the left of Matt’s head was where the barge with the fireworks was.

This meant that we saw most of the fireworks through the leaves of those trees. This was clearly our first rodeo at Willamette Park.

A subpar fireworks picture (taken with my fireworks setting on)

People near us brought glowing balls to swing around. They were fun to watch, and photographed a tiny bit better than the fireworks.

I’m always happy to watch fireworks, even on a not-warm night with trees partially obscuring my view.