The D.C. area just can't seem to get out from under the (literal) dark cloud of constant RAIN. Inches and more inches. Still, the weather cooperated long enough for locals to indulge in the annual fireworks display on the national mall.

As we've done every year since we moved into the Virginia burbs, we watched the show from the fine vantage point offered by the Iwo Jima memorial, just across the river.

Wherever you were on the 4th, happy Independance Day!

-- MDT