The holiday's in full swing here in the Cove, people decorating golf carts for the parade tonight, surfers on the bluff, surfers in the water as a south swell builds and breaks. So from our little spot at the edge of the earth, a few images on this July 4th.

The flag waves in front of my favorite mobile home, the last remaining all-original trailer left in the park. It should be on the National Registry. Of something.

One of my neighbors is ready for tonight's parade:

So is another:

And for some of us, the real news is that swell swell, starting as we speak.