Independence Day at Riverfront Park

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Patriotic hair bow





Funky fuzzy hats







David Rosen Orchestra.  I'm not overly fond of jazz, but these guys were good, although the band leader talked too much between songs.





I loved this: mom with her three children resting by the statue of three children.  I think I need to edit it and crop out the papa on the right.





I can't tell you how much I admire these two teenage boys.  It takes a great deal of courage to be so obviously themselves and so obviously in love in the midst of conservative Little Rock, Arkansas.  They were tickled to death to pose for the pudgy middle-aged woman who gushed all over them.





The boats gather for the fireworks.  Later on, the police boats cleared this particular area.  All boats had to stay beyond the bridge for safety's sake.





Clouds gather.  Spouse and I kept waiting for the storm to break.





View across the river to North Little Rock.  That's a railroad bridge to the left, and the dome of Alltel Arena to the right.  Spouse took this picture, and the next one.





Same view, a short time later.





The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra.