Last night Powell Gardens, in Kingsville, Missouri, held its 25th annual (and final) “Booms and Blooms” concert and fireworks display celebrating the 4th of July. Several thousand people drove to the botanic gardens near Kansas City to spend the day and ultimately listen to the evening’s two hour outdoor concert performed by the Lee’s Summit Symphony Orchestra immediately preceding the extensive fireworks show.

Canon T4i, 1.8 50 mm.
F 11, 1.7 sec, ISO 100, 50 mm.

Canon T4i, 1.8 50 mm.
F 11, 6.8 sec, ISO 100, 50 mm.

Canon T4i, 1.8 50 mm. F 8, 4 sec, ISO 100, 50 mm.

Canon T4i, 1.8 50 mm. F 8, 4.6 sec, ISO 100, 50 mm.

Canon T4i, 1.8 50 mm. F 8, 3.9 sec, ISO 100, 50 mm.

Canon T4i, 1.8 50 mm. F 8, 3.9 sec, ISO 100, 50 mm.

Canon T4i, 1.8 50 mm. F 8, 5.3 sec, ISO 100, 50 mm.

Canon T4i, 1.8 50 mm. F 8, 4 sec, ISO 100, 50 mm.

Canon T4i, 1.8 50 mm. F 8, 2.8 sec, ISO 100, 50 mm.

Canon T4i, 1.8 50 mm. F 11, 6 sec, ISO 100, 50 mm.

Canon T4i, 1.8 50 mm. F 11, 3.9 sec, ISO 100, 50 mm.

Canon T4i, 1.8 50 mm. F 11, 4.1 sec, ISO 100, 50 mm.

Canon T4i, 1.8 50 mm. F 11, 4.1 sec, ISO 100, 50 mm.

Canon T4i, 1.8 50 mm. F 11, 3.9 sec, ISO 100, 50 mm.

Canon T4i, 1.8 50 mm. F 11, 2.7 sec, ISO 100, 50 mm.

Canon T4i, 1.8 50 mm. F 11, 1.7 sec, ISO 100, 50 mm.

Canon T4i, 1.8 50 mm.
F 11, 3.4 sec, ISO 100, 50 mm.

Canon T4i, 1.8 50 mm. F 11, 6 sec, ISO 100, 50 mm.

Canon T4i, 1.8 50 mm. F 11, 3.8 sec, ISO 100, 50 mm.

Canon T4i, 1.8 50 mm. F 11, 9 sec, ISO 100, 50 mm.

Canon T4i, 1.8 50 mm. F 11, 3 sec, ISO 100, 50 mm.

Canon T4i, 1.8 50 mm. F 11, 3.2 sec, ISO 100, 50 mm.

Canon T4i, 1.8 50 mm. F 11, 4.1 sec, ISO 100, 50 mm.

Canon T4i, 1.8 50 mm. F 11, 2.7 sec, ISO 100, 50 mm.

Canon T4i, 1.8 50 mm. F 11, 2.1 sec, ISO 100, 50 mm.

Canon T4i, 1.8 50 mm. F 11, 2.8 sec, ISO 100, 50 mm.

Canon T4i, 1.8 50 mm. F 11, 2.8 sec, ISO 100, 50 mm.

Canon T4i, 1.8 50 mm. F 11, 3.5 sec, ISO 100, 50 mm.

Canon T4i, 1.8 50 mm.
F 11, 9.1 sec, ISO 100, 50 mm.

Canon T4i, 1.8 50 mm.
F 11, 5.5 sec, ISO 100, 50 mm.

Canon T4i, 1.8 50 mm.
F 11, 2.5 sec, ISO 100, 50 mm.

Previously:

Nazi punching music (June 27, 2019)

Saturday night at Powell Gardens in Kingsville, Missouri:

“Booms and Blooms” – Powell Gardens, Kingsville, Missouri – July 1, 2017.

Previously:

Celebrating a little early (July 2, 2017)

Welcome to Missouri and America in 2017 (July 2, 2017)

Last night at Powell Gardens:

“Booms and Blooms” – Powell Gardens, Kingsville, Missouri – July 1, 2017.

“….It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more…” – John Adams – July 3, 1776

Last night in Kingsville, Missouri at Powell Gardens “Booms and Blooms”.

Thomas Jefferson – July 4, 1826

May (July 4) be to the world, what I believe it will be — to some parts sooner, to others later, but finally to all — the signal of arousing men to burst the chains under which monkish ignorance and superstition had persuaded them to bind themselves, and to assume the blessings and security of self-government. That form (of government) which we have substituted, restores the free right to the unbounded exercise of reason and freedom of opinion. All eyes are opened, or opening, to the rights of man. The general spread of the light of science has already laid open to every view the palpable truth, that the mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted and spurred, ready to ride them legitimately, by the grace of God. These are grounds of hope for others. For ourselves, let the annual return of this day forever refresh our recollections of these rights, and an undiminished devotion to them.

Amen, brother Jefferson, Amen.

A bill, which appeared on the list today:

HB 981

Allows a person to explode or ignite fireworks within 600 feet of a church if he or she obtains approval, in writing, from the church secretary at least 24 hours in advance

Sponsor: Franklin, Diane (123)

Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2013

LR Number: 2103H.01I

[….]

In any institution, as everyone knows, the secretarial staff holds all the keys and power.

There’s gotta be a really interesting story behind this.

The firecrackers started going off in the street this afternoon. Before sunset there were a few impatiently set bottle rockets and one large mortar. The shrieks and whistles have escalated along with the distinct bass drum boom of mortars launching larger fireworks to greater heights. This will go on until at least midnight. Tomorrow morning we’ll see the detritus all over our neighborhood streets.