Happy 4th of July

It's supposed to rain today so this picture is appropriate.

From an entry by Maxwell at apartmenttherapy.com today:

"The 4th of July became a big holiday after the war of 1812 and out on the American frontier, it was the one time of the year when everyone gathered in town from all over the countryside for parades and speeches, and the prettiest girl would be named the Goddess of Liberty, and politicians would get up and denounce the king and men would get drunk and insult each other, call each other Englishmen and get into fights."

Now, that is an insult!

Above is train station in Rhinecliff, NY.