Celebrating America!

This year is the United States' Semiquincentennial (America250) and marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. As with every July, my Thimble World celebrates in full patriotic color!

Boats in the water. Campers taking it all in.

D.C.

A semi brings in the "big bang."

The Mountain blazes patriotic colors as well.

Eagle in flight.

Another eagle perched high atop.

Late changes.

Countertop patriotic illumination

Added some ammo. If you can read the writing in the flag, it'll all make sense.

Some more late additions. The flag of 1812-1814 with a booklet of the Star-Spangled Banner lyrics. The quarters have the painted version glued on to them, but they are those actual quarters underneath. Honest!

July 20, 1969, Americans landed on the moon.

July 2nd is (the next) World UFO Day. This one is for Roswell, NM. For me, it's just time to enjoy UFOs!

Shark Week is coming!

Ooooo, the UFOs are still here!

America!

Yes, the UFOs are still out. Americans love everything UFO.

Alien craft in a military hangar.

UFO in the city!

UFOs in the country.

Cthulu doesn't like UFOs...

Patriotic floral arrangement adorns the nook.

Patriotic decor.

June 2026 Summer Excitement

June's warm weather gets us all out and enjoying the Summer season. Thimble World also has fun things to do and places to go.

Enjoy a small town with camping nearby.

Take in a lakeside village. Maybe take a paddlewheel ride. Visit our northern neighbor Canada. Check out an observatory to see the stars. Or, maybe go to a remote campsite--with Bigfoot peeking in on you.

There's races, air shows, and mountain camping. You can even enjoy Mt. Rushmore.

The racetrack got an upgrade with a new tower and refreshments stand.

The Air Show. This was a last minute addition.

Covington Mountain offers its own destinations. 

A small town surrounds a welcoming village complete with castles and remote mountaintop camping. (with another Bigfoot encounter sure to happen).

Windmill and waterwheels for you to visit.

Let's not forget jolly England and its waterway serpents, Stonehenge, and castles galore.

June 24th is the first of 2 National UFO days. This one commemorates Kenneth Arnold reported seeing 9 unusual flying objects over Mt. Rainier, WA. So, I bring out UFOs for the fun!

This is a new setup with a black light and glow in the dark UFOs and light-up UFOs to the sides.

Of course, Cthulhu is there. The UFOs are attacking a city. A plane has crashed.

Getting a spacecraft of humans off planet...maybe.

A UFO lights the forest as a scout ship takes a cow by a cabin. Bigfoot is on the way...

Another city is being assaulted by a UFO. The waterways museum appears safe...for now.

Even the nook has a UFO dropping in.

My bar countertop has dioramas of places friends visited and brought back little memorabilia and thimbles for me to display.

Here's Hawaii.

My tropical scene.

Friends' Alaska cruise. My UFO represents the numerous sightings.

UFO in the National Forest.

Military facility with a Resident Alien show UFO inside. Yes, there's a light in there and the doors work.

The country store has UFOs nearby. Look out, kids!

Have a fun and adventurous summer!

Enjoy!