We’re now officially in our 251st year as a country! And the red-white-and-blue look great dazzled across our town and neighborhoods. 🙂

Thank you to everyone for all the splashes and sparkle – both the small and fun notes, to the entire canvases of color. And thank you to everyone who submitted photos into the Decorating Extravaganza – I’ve combined these with ones I’ve also captured around town and placed on a Laurel’s 250th Decorating Extravaganza photo page. Check it out to see all the creativity and USA spirit around town!

We’ve also selected the 6 winners from across all parts of town – Be on the lookout over this coming week for a note from me and a gift card thank you for your spirit! The gift cards feature 6 of our small businesses here in town:

And please keep the photos coming – I’d love to capture and log as much as possible: whether as simple as an American flag on a porch, red-white-blue pinwheels in a garden, or a yard awash in color. Simply email them to me as attachments and I’ll add to our growing collection to help remember this milestone time in our town’s history.

More to come and happy 250th 4th of July! (Below are a few samples only – be sure to check out the full photo page for all the rest.)

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