Under siege

I forgot to mention earlier, but with it being Bonfire night, all of Mum and Dads neighbours seemed to have parties tonight, involving many many fireworks. Loud fireworks. There were so many bangs, rockets and explosions that sitting with Dad quietly earlier it really felt like we were under siege! I should point out that Dad recognised the sounds and wasn't upset at all. It brought back to mind all our family fireworks nights of the past, including one of Dads rockets failing to launch and whizzing sideways across some long grass instead before exploding, away from all of us thankfully!