A warm summer day brought neighbors together for the
Annual Fourth of July Celebration at Elmside Circle Park.

After the helium filled balloon arch was floating, celebrants arrived to register
their decorated bikes and wagons.

There was one parade with only neighbors, and another after the fire engine arrived.

After the parade, the fire hydrant was opened to cool off the celebrants.

There was watermelon spitting contest, a friendl sprinkler,   tie-dyeing t-shirts,
water balloon launching,  and lastly, a neighborhood potluck supper.

When the day was over, folks watched small scale fireworks down the block or off
to the Lake Monona shoreline to see the Monona fireworks.