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Today, July 4th, 2025, we celebrate the 249th anniversary of our independence. I'm thankful that we have a country where we can gather together, speak our minds and worship in the way we choose. Many men and women have died through the years protecting our freedoms and we are thankful for their sacrifice. God Bless our nation and our President. I am personally celebrating this day and showing my allegiance to our nation by displaying our flag, Old Glory, and grilling out. What a country! The fireworks display will come later on when it gets dark.

God Bless America "From the mountains, to the prairies, to the oceans white with foam. God bless America, my home sweet home." Written by Irving Berlin.

As we here in America celebrate our Independence Day today on the Fourth of July, here's a preview of what a lot of people will be watching tonight - fireworks! Hqppy Fourth Of July, everybody! Taken on July 4th, 2010, in Carmi, Illinois.

The Star Spangled Banner Oh, say! can you see by the dawn's early light What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming; Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh, say! does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

Our flag outside the National Museum of the United States Air Force, located at the Wright-Patterson Air Force base near Dayton, Ohio. Camera - Minolta XD11 Lens – Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film - Kodak Kodacolor II, 100 ASA 35mm Date: May 1979 Location: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, near Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A. Minolta KSF 5075 Washington 1979-H 17gf

This is a Hot Wheels custom-designed vehicle called a Deora II, part of the Star Spangled series of four cars with a patriotic-themed paint scheme.

You don't see many scarecrows anymore. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: 3M Scotch 100 ASA Date: circa August 6th, 1990 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. XD11 3M Tree Mountain 03-1kf

The Star Spangled Banner Oh, say! can you see by the dawn's early light What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming; Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there: Oh, say! does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? Taken on July 4th, 2010, with my Sony Alpha a230 DSLR.

This is a Hot Wheels 1934 Ford 3-Window, part of the Star Spangled series of four cars with a patriotic-themed paint scheme.

These selfless souls gave up their lives in defense of America - The Home Of The Free And The Land Of The Brave. The military section of a nearby cemetery located in Fairfield, Illinois Camera: Carena DF-300 (Minolta X-300 clone) Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 28-70mm, f/3.5, @28mm Film: Arista.EDU 100 B&W 35mm (expired 5/2020) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/250 of a sec. Date: September 10th, 2021, 2.22 p.m. Location: Fairfield, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Caffenol CM-RS (all liquids @68 degrees) Water pre-soak: 5 minutes Developer: 11minutes (3 inversions every 30 seconds) Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 minute Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Kodak Kodafix Fixer: 9 minutes (2 inversions every minute) Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Carena DF-300 Arista 100 2021 13hf

This is a Hot Wheels Chrysler Pronto, part of the Star Spangled series of four cars with a patriotic-themed paint scheme.

This is the tomb and final resting place of George Washington and his wife Martha, and is located at his house in Mount Vernon, Virginia. He died on December 14th, 1799 and is considered the "Father Of Our Country" - the United States Of America. Camera - Minolta XD11 Lens – Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film - Kodak Kodacolor II, 100 ASA 35mm Date: May 1979 Location: Mount Vernon, Virginia, U.S.A.

This is a Hot Wheels 1968 Chevrolet El Camino, part of the Star Spangled series of four cars with a patriotic-themed paint scheme.

A lot of propane tanks being stored in a field near my town. I developed this roll of film last night and it turned out real grainy. I had never used Ilford HP5+ film before, so I don't know if it's supposed to be this grainy or if it's because of how the film was stored. This film and four other rolls came with a camera I bought and the film was long expired, so it might be that. Or it might be that this film and developer combination doesnt work well together. Who knows? But the camera was broken when I bought it, so I was able to fix it and got it working properly. All in all, I guess I can't complain. Camera: Zenit DF-300x Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 28-70mm, f/3.5 (shot @ 45mm) Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (expired on 06/01) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/500th of a second Date: March 7th, 2025, 4.26 p.m. Location: Carmi, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: 68 degrees Water pre-soak: 1 minute Developer: Adox Rodinal 1:25 for 8 minutes (500ml of water, 4 tsps. of Rodinal) Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Ilford Ilfostop Stop Bath: 1 minute Water rinse: 1 minute Kodak Kodafix Fixer: 7 minutes Water rinse: 1 minute Zenit DF-300x HP5 Plus 2025 13ef

On the left is five franks. On the right is five francs, a 1947 French coin.

A Maisto diecast vehicle - this one portraying a Police Helicopter in 1:64 scale

This is a Hot Wheels '63 Studebaker Champ, in 1:64 scale. A race truck by any other name would still be as fast.