We drove downtown this evening to find a spot to view the fireworks at the county fair. There were cars everywhere --and by 'everywhere,' I mean on the sidewalks, double and triple parked, crammed into every available nook and cranny-- and it started to feel like it just wasn't going to happen. As Adam turned the car down a road away from the bulk of the traffic, I off-handedly asked if he was going to try the cemetery. He said no, but the idea quickly grew on me so we headed over for a look. The cemetery sits on a hill of sorts, and after we'd driven past Logan's spot and up around the bend, a near-ideal view of the fairgrounds came into view. So we got out of the car and sat on a bench, that just happened to be perfectly situated at the top of the hill, and huddled together while we waited for the display to begin at 9:45.
We weren't entirely sure where they'd appear on the horizon, but we wound up with a stunning view of the whole show. And best of all, we had the place to ourselves until a few minutes before the action concluded. It was a far cry from the energized, over-sugared crowd that lined the streets below, and it was just the kind of tranquility that we needed.
It was nice to feel like we were watching the show 'with' Logan. And my suddenly thinking of that vantage point while we were driving around looking for someplace, anyplace to stop... a God wink indeed.
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