I'm thankful that today is a holiday.  Working in this weather would be really miserable.  It was bad enough yesterday, and it didn't rain nearly as much as it already has today.  We have a 90% chance of rain all day today, and flash flood warnings for all of this part of Texas.  At least we shouldn't have to worry about fireworks starting fires.  This is the first wet 4th we've had in three years, if I recall correctly.  I guess the drought is officially over.

I went over to my dad's already to check the deer, but over there it was raining so hard I could barely see to drive--and this was going only about 15-20 mph on that old dirt road.

Lots of other bloggers have already made much more eloquent comments on Independence Day than I can.  Many freedoms we still have, but many have been taken from us.  The saddest thing to me is that many people either don't believe our liberty is being infringed upon, or they think we are better off because too much freedom is dangerous.  We should not count our blessings for the freedoms we do enjoy without reflecting on what we have lost and how we can get it back.


Happy Independence Day, everyone.  Make some noise--firearms are always preferable to fireworks--if you're not getting rained out.

UPDATE:  It stopped raining long enough for me to check the deer.  Still no new fawns.  My dad is going to have to build a foot bridge across his little creek if it doesn't stop raining soon.  There are sporadic, weak breaks in the clouds right now, but more rain is expected later today.