We spent the July 4th holiday in NJ but made sure that we got home in time for the Macy’s fireworks show in the Hudson River. We were really excited that they decided to hold the fireworks on the west side again, because we knew we would have a great view from our apartment. Last year we went up to the roof to watch the fireworks, but it was really crowded and hard to see because the fireworks were actually below us.
We were smarter this year and stayed in our apartment, with the air conditioner on, and watched the spectacular show from our bedroom window. This year the fireworks were at eye level, and we were so close to them that the “booms” rattled our windows! Josh had the SLR set up on a tripod and managed to take some really neat photos, as shown below:
The basil plant's perspective
The party boats gathering in the Hudson River
The barges that shoot the fireworks all lined up
Helicopters circling overhead (from the bamboo plant's perspective)
The sky slowly grows darker...
Ka-boom!
The finale was out of control and so bright that it was hard to capture in a photo!
We had the radio tuned to 1010 AM so we heard the music that accompanies the fireworks, something we also missed out on last year. It really was a pretty impressive show, and I hope that it’ll be on the west side next year as well (we recently renewed our lease for two years).
After the fireworks ended, we had a lovely meal with caesar salad (made from CSA romaine) and mozzarella, tomato, prosciutto and basil on toasted bread from Amy’s Bread. A wonderful cap to a great evening!
Happy 4th of July!!! Love the photos (and the fact that I made it into Josh’s recent post). 🙂
Hugs,
Alissa