It was a long night. Well, the night was the same number of hours, but the fireworks went on and on. It started at dark - most of what we could tell was the firecracker type, not as much of the aerial display. And it seemed that the intensity would build as it got towards the top of each hour. There was a lull after 10:00 pm, then it built again just before 11:00... as though those setting off the fireworks were thinking: "It's midnight somewhere!"
I went out a couple times. The house at the top of the west end of South Mountain set off some aerial displays... followed by a fire in the brush. Then, they would put out that fire... and set off another aerial display... followed by another fire in the brush. As dry as it has been here, that is a high level of stupid. But, they seemed prepared to douse their own-set fires.
Around our neighborhood, it was mostly loud retorts. Answered by a neighbor's even louder response. The noise went on until around 2:00 am. It may have gone on longer than that, but I put in sleep earbuds.
I don't know how the animals at Steph and Dan's house fared, but Murphy sat up when the noise first started, we spoke to him in a soothing voice, and he laid back down. He was a bit confused that his people stayed up until midnight, but didn't seem overly concerned about the noise outside.
This was the view this morning off towards the southeast, looking at South Mountain...
Mostly cloudy, with a smoky haze in the valleys. We may need a nap. Steph came by to tell us she was making a breakfast casserole and asked if we'd like some. She is also making a ham for later... starting the year off as a little homemaker.
I took Murph out in the courtyard. I asked him, "Can we keep it in our yard this morning?"
"Sure thing..." then he ran around to Steph and Dan's yard. I herded him back. Rinse and repeat. Yes, I know: it is a game with him. The boy loves to run; more so than any other cats we've had in the family. He gets a look of glee on his face when he is running. So, I follow behind him, at a much slower pace. No, he is not "running loose" - he is contained in our yards by the block wall all around. It's a safe environment for him to be off-leash.
I'm feeling the need to be "off-leash" more in this new year.
2 comments:
As Alice puts it, JUL 04 and JAN 01 are "National Scare Your Pets Days". Happy New Year!
That's a big 10-4, good buddy. This was crazy - like a competition between neighbors that went on for hours. Last night I heard just a few pops. It's legal to shoot 'em off in AZ until Jan 6th. That was a lot of money spent to make noise. Until after 2:00 am. Happy New Year to you, too!
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