I am writing this during the morning of Saturday, June 29th.  Something I had planned, and looked forward to doing today, will not happen for me.

I have been a big fan of the Fishers summer festival, held just before the 4th of July.  It started in 1989 as the Fishers Freedom Festival, run by a local nonprofit group.  In recent years, the celebration has been taken over by the City of Fishers and rebranded as the Spark Fishers Festival.

Spark has expanded to a nearly week-long event, but the best is saved for last, with a big street fair at the Fishers Municipal Complex and a parade in the evening.  Most years since starting this local news blog, I have covered the event and parade.  But not this year.

Being the clumsy old guy I am, I injured my knee Thursday evening.  I had it checked-out the next day and it was nothing more than a very bad bruise, but the pain will linger for about a week. This 72-year-old guy is in no shape to cover a big event and parade with a badly bruised knee.

So, I will not be there with you, but if you are reading this prior or during Spark, please enjoy.  It is one of the major Fishers events each year bringing the community together.  If you are reading this after attending Spark, I hope you enjoyed it.