The kids are done with summer school today, and glad of it. They didn't have to put in the extra work, but they did, and it will pay off. For now, i don't mind them kicking back and relaxing for a few days.
Photo-Finish Friday is the brain child of Leah at The Goat's Lunch Pail.
Today is
AgriFair -- Abbotsford, BC, Canada ("the best little country fair" and a rodeo; through Monday)
Blueberry Arts Festival -- Ketchikan, AK, US (with a pet and doll parade, slug race, the Gigglefeet Dance Festival, and more; through Sunday)
Boom Days -- Leadville, CO, US (celebrate the mining heritage of the Rockies with a parade and even a celebrity pack burro race; through Sunday)
Braham Pie Day -- Braham, MN, US (a home-made pie festival)
Canada's National Ukrainian Festival -- Dauphin, MB, Canada (experience the richness of Ukrainian culture; through Sunday)
Czech Festival -- Wilber, NE, US (to promote the preservation of Czech culture, sponsored by the Nebraska Czechs of Wilber; through Sunday)
Day of the Airborne Forces -- Russia; Ukraine
Day of Azerbaijani Cinema -- Azerbaijan (anniversary of the 1898 showing of the first motion pictures taken in Azerbaijan)
Distribution of Charity Monies -- Fairy Calendar (Imps only)
Edinburgh Festival Fringe -- Edinburgh, Scotland (the largest art gathering in the world; through the 26th)
Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru (The National Eisteddfod of Wales) -- Denbighshire and District, Wales (preserving the Welsh language and heritage, with music, drama, literature, arts and crafts ;through Aug. 10)
Festival of Amen and Hapi -- Ancient Egyptian Calendar (offerings to the god of transcendent powers and the god of the Nile to assure the flooding of the Nile; date approximate)
Gigglefeet Dance Festival -- Ketchikan, AK, US (today and Sunday, celebrating dance in the community and part of the Blueberry Arts Festival)
Jumatul Bidah/Jumat-ul Wida -- Bangladesh/India
Lailat al Kadr (Lailat al Qadr) -- Islam (Night of Destiny; begins at sundown, through sundown tomorrow, although local observances may vary)
Lincoln Penny Day -- US (the Lincoln Cent entered circulation on this day in 1909, and is one of the longest running coins in continual production in history)
Lollapalooza -- Grant Park, Chicago, IL, US (through Sunday)
Make Some Old Fashioned Lemonade Day
Musikfest -- Bethlehem, PA, US (10 days, 15 stages, over 500 musical performances, so there is something here for everyone!)
National Ice Cream Sandwich Day
Nuestra Senora de los Angeles -- Costa Rica (Feast of Our Lady of the Angels)
Onekama Days -- Onekama, MI, US (family fun, through Sunday)
Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo -- Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland (display of military color an pageantry; through the 24th)
Shimizu Minato Matsuri -- Shimizu City, Japan (through the 4th, commemorates the reopening of Shimizu Port to international trade)
Sioux Empire Fair -- Sioux Falls, SD, US (entertainment, concerts, livestock exhibits, farm exhibits, and tons of fun; through next Sunday)
Somers Day -- Bermuda (Second Day of Cup Match)
St. Elias' Day (Elijah the Prophet) related observance
Iliden -- Bosnia-Herzegovina; Ukraine; other Slavic countries where he is titled St. Ilia
Republic Day -- Macedonia
St. Eusebius of Vercelli's Day (Patron of Vercelli, Italy)
Tall Timber Days -- Grand Rapids, MN, US (lumberjack shows, chainsaw carvers, and lots of fun; through Sunday)
Twins Day Festival -- Twinsburg, OH, US (no, you aren't seeing double, it's a celebration of multiples; through Sunday)
White Oak Rendezvous -- Deer River, MN, US (reliving the history of a North West Company Fur Post from 1798 and an accompanying Ojibwe Native Village from the same time period; through Sunday)
Anniversary Today
The first US Census is recorded, 1790
Birthdays Today
Butch Patrick, 1953
Peter O'Toole, 1932
James Baldwin, 1924
Carroll O'Connor, 1924
Myrna Loy, 1905
Jack L. Warner, 1892
Elisha Gray, 1835
Today in History:
Philip II of Macedon leads his army to defeat the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea, which secured Macedonian hegemony in Greece and the Aegean, BC338
Hannibal leads his Corinthian army to defeat the superior forces of Rome, BC216
Henry Hudson sails into what it is now known as Hudson Bay, thinking he had made it through the Northwest Passage and reached the Pacific Ocean, 1610
First United States Census, 1790
First parachute jump in the US, 1819
Japan's samurai, farmer, artisan, merchant class system is abolished as part of the Meiji Restoration reforms, 1869
Tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, opens in London, 1870
Andrew Hallidie tests the first cable car system in San Francisco, 1873
Wild Bill Hickok meets his death; shot in the back while playing poker, his hand, a pair of Aces and a pair of eights, is now called "Dead Man's Hand", 1876
Calamity Jane (Martha Jane Cannary) dies, 1903
Typhoon in China kills about 60,000, 1922
The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by Carl D. Anderson, 1932
Pakistan is re-admitted back into the Commonwealth of Nations, 1989
Iraq invades Kuwait, setting the stage for the Gulf War, 1990
Two previously unknown works by Mozart - a concerto movement and a prelude, are performed in Salzburg, Austria, 2009
The U.S. Government estimates the Deepwater Horizon oil spill dumped nearly 5 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, 2010
Good choice of pic. The shoes really do make a statement.
ReplyDeletePerfect photo. Tells the whole story.
ReplyDeleteWhen does mom get to relax for a few days?
ReplyDeleteI've tripped over a lot of shoes in my day. It makes me smile now. Then? Not so much.
ReplyDeleteHave a terrific day. :)
Thanks, Leah -- i thought so.
ReplyDeleteTabor, i'm glad to hear you say so.
Stephen, at the end of September.
Sandee, i am still at the "grin and bear it" stage, but i'll take it!