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Yesterday we buried Crystal's body, out in the backyard near where we buried Fezziwig's. This involved a bit of struggling to find his burial spot, as the stone we placed for it had got overgrown and the statue on top was lost beneath myrtle. But we did find it, by poking at the ground with the shovel until it hit rock. And then digging, with an alarming sound of crackling wood that we worried was my breaking the shovel. In hindsight, I was probably crackling the many roots of trees underneath.
We've set one of the potted plants on top to serve as a marker, until such time as we can get a flat stone and maybe another mouse statue. It's at least something to make sure that if any raccoons or other creatures smell the disturbed dirt they're going to find it too much bother to fuss with. And we can look to pay attention to the three mice we have as pets remaining.
And now, friends, I bring you the end of the 4th of July at HersheyPark.
We were not where we wanted to be for the fireworks, but we weren't in a bad spot either.
Folks were interested in the show, mostly, with the occasional check-in with friends on Small Internet.
We were close to the arcade where we'd found that Star Wars pinball, which you can see closed up on the right there.
It was a huge show, and it kept going on, with enough straggler fireworks set off long after the main show that it got funny.
Here's a moment from the finale, though, that also shows off how close we were to some of the boring services buildings.
We were finally convinced the fireworks were over, and someone came in through the Employee gate, and then, you know, as we were walking away there were a couple straggler fireworks yet.
One last picture of Milton Hershey, a beacon in the darkness.
Getting back here to the entrance plaza here's that carousel we worked so hard to get to.
And there it is put to bed.
A last look at the park entrance, although there was still the gift shop ...
And that's what the gift shop looks like. The HP wheel there I believe rotated liek a Ferris wheel.
And, oh yeah, we ran across some history on one of the plaques leaving, so there it is.
Trivia: Zuider Zee reclamation required building an earthen dam over seventeen miles long. Source: Engineering in History, Richard Shelton Kirby, Sidnney Withington, Arthur Burr Darling, Frederick Gridley Kilgour.
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Date: 2026-04-15 11:55 am (UTC)The soil of a man’s heart is stonier…
It’s good you were able to locate the area. I’ve lost track of two of our pups due to “Of course I’ll remember where…”