Capitol Fireworks

The Arkansas state government spends money on lots of things - like highway construction, the state police, lecterns. But one of the best things the state does every year is the annual fireworks show in December, when the thousands of holiday lights on the capitol building are switched on. So last weekend, Jonah and I headed to the capitol to see the show.

We parked and walked around the building just as the sky was lit up with some subtle sunset colors.



And then after it got dark, and after the customary speeches from some random state politicians, the fireworks show started. It wasn't the easiest of fireworks shows to photograph this year. There was no wind at all, so the smoke from each firework didn't blow away and just lingered. By the time the show reached its grand finale, the smoke was so thick it was like a thick fog had settled in over the city. This was taken at the beginning of the show, before the smoke had gotten too thick: