...gunpowder, treason and plot.
This is very much a British tradition that on November 5th, we celebrate a failed attempt to blow up the House of Lords back in 1605 by some geezer called Guy Fawkes. The date is known as Guy Fawkes Night and is celebrated with Fireworks.
As with most things that we enjoy, the fireworks tend to span a few nights so we went out to see some child friendly ones on the 4th and I took the opportunity to test out those dodgy photography skills again (I'll put one of my better attempts first so that the thumbnail might be half decent)...
The big downside for me was the "child friendliness" - it meant no big bangs. the-toddler-gorilla likes the big bangs too (the-mrs-gorilla not so much) and on the 5th, the posh school near to our house had their own display which we could watch from a bedroom window... with plenty of bangs...
(Cropped so that it looks like they're coming out of the house)
Posh school was definitely better and we're already looking forward to next year's.
All photos taken with my iPhone 5s