So on and so 4th

One good thing about jet-lag this way round is that you can get a whole lot of weeding done long before the day heats up. Other than that there's not much to recommend being wide awake from 4am.

Today is a holiday, Independence Day. We celebrated by drinking cups of tea with the Exiles, our most local fellow Britons. The children had fun on a water slide. The Man had fun on a bouncy-bounce (bouncy castle).

Tonight there are big firework displays, but our kids are already in bed so we're missing those. However there's a fine display of fireflies to enjoy in our own yard.