I try to keep the focus here at the blog on pottery, but please allow me this one indulgence. I just thought I would scatter some of the pictures I took at the Penland School Fourth of July Parade and fireworks show all over this blog. Besides, most of these people in these pictures are great potters! Except for some glassblowers that kept throwing themselves at my camera. [If I have some time I may provide answers to who's who.] All of this happened on the 2nd, I apologize for any confusion this may cause all of you early a.m. readers and those who are reading from across the deep blue sea. Wish you could have been there. It's always a lot of fun.