Happy 4th of July

I hope everyone in the USA had a fantastic 4th of July celebration yesterday. We took it easy and fortunately the dogs weren't too scared by the noise of fireworks. I'll be celebrating by taking this eagle quilt panel and adding some blocks to it to make a Quilt of Valor for somebody very important to me. I bought it from a quilt show in Loveland, CO a few months ago before we moved back to California. Aren't you glad that Benjamin Franklin didn't get his way to have the wild turkey be our country's emblem? I much prefer the majestic bald eagle. Have you ever seen one in person before? Steve and I were about a foot away from a female many years ago in Ireland at a bird sanctuary there. Very impressive raptor!