Fireworks at New Years

Some belated, but still beautiful pictures of my New Years:



Frog Prince



One thing you can do in here that you absolutely could not do in Calgary is set off fireworks in your own backyard.

As per tradition, my family got together with our long-time family friends for New Years. Last year, we discovered the phenomena of being here around New Years and Independence Day... fireworks. We went and got a few last year. Just your basic roman candles, sparklers, firecrackers and one special but sadly disappointing box called "Mexican Fiesta".

This year, we went for the heavy artillery: mortar shells, and a multitude of special fireworks.

To start, we lit the majority of our sparklers, roman candles, and a few mortar shells. The fun began with the special fireworks, though.

The Frog Prince was a ball (about the size of a kitten) with eyes and a mouth. It shot fire, sparks and the rest for literally a minute and a half straight. The only good picture I got was towards the end, though, so the picture is not too exciting. The Chihuahua sent 100 or more noisy shots into the air, quite obnoxiously. The ladybug flew into the air like a small flying saucer... and with a minute to midnight, it was time for our most exciting box: Loyal to None. It lasted over 2 minutes, sending beautiful and massive fireworks into the air as the clock struck twelve.

I hope everyone had a very Happy New Years, and good luck to y'all in 2011!

-Lauren