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Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, Fireworks — July 4, 2019.

by Anura Guruge


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Wolfeboro fireworks July 4 2019 Anura Guruge Canon EOS RP





In the end it was good, ‘not bad’ though 15-minutes in I did say “this is so boring“! By that stage 90% of the fireworks had been single, hand-fired, pop-pop-pop starbursts and when this is your second fireworks show in 24-hours there is only so many starbursts you can stomach — especially if you are looking at them through the viewfinder of a camera.

Yes, Wolfeboro spends MORE on its fireworks than Alton and that is HOW it should be given that Wolfeboro, with property owners like Mitt Romney, the ‘Black and Decker’ family and the Marriotts, is insanely wealthy.

Another great night for fireworks, like the night before. WARM (in the high 70F) and cloudless. It does not get any better. Quite a big crowd, though we got our usual spot, on top of the grass bank, right across from where they set off the fireworks, without any problems — though we only got there 25-minutes before the start. It was a good night overall. Wolfeboro did GOOD. Bravo and thank YOU.

I took about 300 pictures. Then I mercilessly deleted about 100. There are only so many starbursts that you want to keep.

Enjoy.


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Alton, New Hampshire, Fireworks — July 3, 2019.

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It was the typical, pop-pop-pop, hand-fired July 3rd fireworks, on the eve of the 4th, on Alton Bay. Beautiful evening for fireworks. Warm and hardly a cloud in the sky. It was fairly busy. Decent crowd. We watched/photographed from our usual place — i.e., the bridge overlooking the Bay. One change from the normal — we went early and had dinner at JP China beforehand. We have done that once before also. Always fun and you get prime parking.

Alton does noticeably better when it come to the “Old Home Day” fireworks in August. That is just how things are in Alton — in terms of how they spend their fireworks budget.

It was good. In my book fireworks are always good — even if they are not spectacular.

I am pretty sure that we had more crowds than the year before.

First time shooting fireworks with my 2.5-month old Canon EOS RP. Still getting the hang of it. Had some issues, but managed to get some decent ones.


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Boats Of ‘Alton Bay’, New Hampshire — June 22, 2019.

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Went to the ‘Bay‘, which is about 10-minutes from our house, to listen to the band playing from the bandstand in the water. Beautiful evening, albeit a tad temperature-challenged for what was the first day of Summer 2019. The band had not thought about setting up some wireless speakers on shore. So, they didn’t sound great. But, a few nice boats cruising around and the light was good. So, I snapped a few. Wanted to share. Enjoy.


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Flowers & Flora In and Around Our House — June 14, 2019.

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This is not comprehensive or even representative. I did NOT set out to take pictures of flowers today. To be honest I was in a rush. I was snapping away at random. It was only when I uploaded the pictures that I realized that I had quite a few in the ‘flowers & fauna’ category. So, decided to do a quick post so I could share them with you. Nothing special here and I will reiterate that I was rushed. SMILE.


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‘Bob 319’ Robotics End-Of-Season Dinner, ‘Prospect Mountain High School’ (Alton, NH) — June 14, 2019.

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Prospect Mountain High School’sBob 319robotics team (which includes Devanee) had another bumper year, winning many titles in competitions far-and-wide, and being the runners-up in their national competition in Detroit — in April.

School is coming to an end, and the seniors like Devanee have graduated. So, this was the end-of-season congratulatory dinner for the team, all of its boosters, supporters, family and friends. It was a good night. Good and plentiful food. Everybody had fun with the night ending with a final demo of this years robot.


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New Hampshire 2019 TOPLESS Season Is Now Officially OPEN — June 10.

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Rejoice. We finally made it — two weeks later than last year.

Yes, today, Monday, June 10, 2019, was THE day. First time I was able to walk/run TOPLESS this Summer. It felt good. As of now, into late September, I plan to walk/run topless.

Please feel FREE to do the same, irrespective of gender. New Hampshire DOES NOT have a statewide law banning toplessness — just a local ordinance in Laconia.

Typically the New Hampshire TOPLESS season starts in May. But, this year has been particularly cold. It fell into the mid-50s last night but quickly warmed up into the high-60s by 10am. By the time I got back, after 90 minutes in the Sun, it was in the 70s.

Don’t lose any time. Winter will be with us before you know it!

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A Very Rare Picture Of All 6 Members Of The Guruge Family.

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Danielle (1989), Matthew Gordon (1992), Devanee (2000) & Teischan (2006) on Devanee’s graduation, June 7, 2019. The last time we were all together, in September, we forgot to take any pictures. So this is the first one of the whole family in awhile.


Just the four kids.


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