Assignment: This being the 4th of July

Maybe this would happen automically - or in Spanish, automáticamente - given that we make pictures of all things.

In case not, how about making a picture today that says something about what it means to be in America, today?

It's such a strange time, with two wars, an oil spill, an economic crisis, change, change and change. But certain things must hold true even in these times, while others evolve or disappear altogether.

Hang on to some fleeting thing with a picture.

What the heck.