Family & Friends Meet At Old Ranch

America is a tune. It must be sung together.

Pre-Fireworks Fun (Page Three)

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017

The sun is going down and we are getting ready for the fireworks to start about 9:00 PM.

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017


Miles of smiles

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
Gary & Peanut enjoying the day!

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
All smiles... What is he NOT telling us?

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
Like those beads!

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
Rebecca just brightens up the room by being in it!

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
Oh oh!

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
"I resemble that!"


Fun at the ranch!

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
Having fun was never so much fun!

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
Mr "V" Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
Michele

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
Daughter Amy

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
Grandson Alex

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
Almost a Connor look

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
Grandson Charlie

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
Iris brought a friend today!

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
Meet Mr. Patriotic Bear!

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
Bill and Ellen all the way from Baja Santa Monica!

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
"Is all going well here?"

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
"We are getting wonderful reception now!"

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
Love that Red, White, and Blue!

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
Linda shows here extra whites!

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
Water and coffee? What? Say it isn't so!

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
Voted the happiest couple here today!

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
All smiles!

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
"I am watching Mr. Bear.... He will be OK for a few minutes alone!"

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
"Oh dear... Someone told her they ran out of beer!"

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
Pete knows better!

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
"I can do this without spilling"

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
Our handsome devil!

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
The temperature is dropping but we are warm... Inside!

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
People are taking their places around the lake

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017 "Chomp Chomp - No squirrel is going to out eat me!"

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
"Oh oh... He is ahead of me!"

Did You Know? -

  • Watermelon's official name is Citrullus lanatus of the botanical family Curcurbitacae and it is a vegetable. It is related to cucumbers, pumpkins and squash.
  • The first recorded watermelon harvest occurred nearly 5,000 years ago in Egypt.
  • A watermelon was once thrown at Roman Governor Demosthenes during a political debate. Placing the watermelon upon his head, he thanked the thrower for providing him with a helmet to wear as he fought Philip of Macedonia.
  • Early explorers used watermelons as canteens.
  • The first cookbook published in the United States in 1796 contained a recipe for watermelon rind pickles. Food Historian John Martin Taylor says that early Greek settlers brought the method of pickling watermelon with them to Charleston, South Carolina.
  • The word "watermelon" first appeared in the English dictionary in 1615.
  • Watermelon is grown in over 96 countries worldwide.
  • In China and Japan watermelon is a popular gift to bring a host.
  • In Israel and Egypt, the sweet taste of watermelon is often paired with the salty taste of feta cheese.
  • In 1990, Bill Carson, of Arrington, Tennessee, grew the largest watermelon at 262 pounds that is still on the record books according to the 1998 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records.
  • In 1999 over 4 billion pounds of watermelon were produced in the United States.
  • Watermelon is an ideal health food because it doesn't contain any fat or cholesterol, is high in fiber and vitamins A & Cupand is a good source of potassium.
  • Over 1,200 varieties of watermelon are grown worldwide.
  • Every part of a watermelon is edible, even the seeds and rinds.

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
They carefully make their way to the stage

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
What shall we call them?

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
Do you remember this same picture during the sinter?

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
The sun sets slowly in the West... That's a good thing!

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
Iris sets slowly in the East

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
Marsha sits right up close to the window!

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
Best seats in the house!

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
Franklyn promises not to yell "Ooh Awe" this year!

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
Interesting reflections

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
Great fireworks!

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
The camera tells all!

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017

Enjoying friends and family at the Old Ranch Independence Day celebration 7/2/2017
Perfect seats

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Grandpa & Theo comparing wearing apparel

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Page 4 - The "Joe Cam" Captures The Day