Patch Photo Of The Day: Backyard Fireworks

ST. LOUIS, MO — This photo was submitted by Kathy Franklin. She says she snapped it at a friend's backyard gathering near Pacific, Missouri, on Independence Day.

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Photo by Kathy Franklin