Bursting shells in the air… ‘New Year’s at the Needle,’ as the largest public holiday celebration in Puget Sound is called. Music from ‘Star Trek,’ and ‘ET’ were synced with the bangs and flashes of the fireworks display which began at at 11:55 and lasted about eight minutes. This years show will probably be the beginning of a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the building of the Space Needle and the opening of the 1962 World’s Fair in Seattle which was futuristically themed as ‘Century 21.’
Thankfully the cold front coming in from the Pacific Ocean held off until the fireworks were over, but it seems to me that the display wasn’t nearly as spectacular as last year. But I am thankful that I was able to get a parking spot with a great view of the Seattle skyline and the Space Needle. While waiting two and a half hours before the display began, I stayed bundled up in my car playing ‘Angry Birds’ on my smart phone and ran the heater once in a while to keep warm.
Hoping you all had a fun and safe celebration, 2012, may it be a very good year!
amazing shot, amazing fireworks and you get a WoW from me and Happy New Year. keep snapping!
Thanks for going all out in order to bring us this gorgeous photo, Madge! It’s definitely spectacular. I’ll bet you were clicking that shutter the whole eight minutes!
happy new year!
WOW!! Happy New Year to you!
Great shot, Madge! I wish I could have seen it in person.
Beautiful picture! Happy New Year from Chicago!
Fantastic shot! Best wishes for 2012, Madge.
Great shot, all my NYE shots were duds. Happy NY to you.
that’s beautiful!
Excellent photograph Madge! Hope you have a wonderful 2012 with many more fabulous views from right there :^)
Beautiful shot Madge! And have a great New Year!
Fabulous – and thank you so much for staying up late and waiting in the cold so we could see this fabulous picture. Happy New Year.
fantastic shot, thank you for waiting. my wait time is maybe a half hour, lol. Happy New Year!
Wow and I thought the fireworks from Big Ben were impressive. This would definitely be at the top of my list! Great shot Madge.
Great shot. Thankfully the weather must have been good long enough to get some good photos. I will have to travel over there one of these New Years Eves.
What an awesome shot! Beautiful!
Spectacular shot Madge! Happy New Year, Margie
Your persistence really paid off, Madge! This is a winning shot. Thanks for patiently hanging in there. Love the colors, contrasts, excitement of the fireworks. Happy New Year!
How beautiful Madge! I fell asleep at 9 pm last night. I missed New Years again. Ha!
xo Catherine
Terrific shot.
How they install the fireworks makes my mind boggle. This must have been such fun. Happy New Year to you and thanks so much for your visit. Jilly x
Madge, this is an amazing capture — just awesome! Happy New Year!!
Awesome image to begin this new year!
Wow, what a fantastic shot and a good way to celebrate the New Year! I hope your 2012 is wonderful.
Beautiful fireworks shot!
Hope you have lots of joy and success in 2012. :D
Maybe the fireworks didn’t seem as spectacular to YOU this year, but they look pretty good from my seat. Thanks for sharing them.
Beautiful capture, Madge!
Looking forward to many more great posts from your view this year.
Wishing you and yours all the best in 2012!
Amazing shot Magde, beautiful composition!
Happy New Year!!
Beautiful!! Happy New Year.. I look forward to a year full of reading through your wonderful blog and seeing your amazing photos! Thank you for sharing!
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