Happy July 4th! We spent the afternoon being tourists around Ghirardelli Square and Fisherman’s Wharf, then stayed for the fireworks show. It was a nice afternoon right next to the water, with Alcatraz in the background.

We got to watch the Sausalito show across the bay while waiting or the SF one to begin. For the SF show, besides the regular starburst patterns, we had smiley faces and “Saturn” planet shapes, which I had seen before, and, as a first for me, cubes!

It turns out the cubes made their debut across the country this year:

• Fireworks Companies Working Around the Clock for July 4

I do have to admit that the Boston fireworks show is better. The San Francisco show lacks a soundtrack. For some reason, every year, the San Francisco Symphony performs their July 4th show way down in Mountain View.