the festival of lights

happy diwali!

i got the joy of fireworks over my house tonight. i love fireworks! it's still odd to me that you can buy them in grocery stores and let them off in your backyard...or the street.

i do believe the credit crunch has hit the firework industry though. usually the cacophony starts about a week before diwali with fits and stops and it reaches a crescendo on diwali. the light displays then slow down before reaching another fevered pitch for halloween. there is another dip in activity before the final climax of bonfire night.

this year, there was no build up to diwali and the night itself has been fairly quiet. i only counted a hand full of small displays. i hope the bonfire night display i'm going to next weekend isn't going to be holding back.