Look what I did on July 4th: Fireworks!

Ok, it was Sunday, July 3rd, and I was one of many putting on the annual show at Peter Schjeldahl and Brooke Alderson's house in Bovina, NY.

This video shows roughly the first third of the show, the part that's lit by hand. The show opens with a handful of sky lanterns ascending to the national anthem. Then, boom.

After this part, the show goes electric (and looks something like this, from two years ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFXFs1BclQg)

The video was shot by a friend of Peter's, Littlewinnies on YouTube. It's beautifully out of focus throughout, but the best part is on the soundtrack, the woman sitting next to camera who's laughing giddily hysterically. Fireworks!