Just as last night’s main fireworks show ended and hundreds of thousands of slowly headed home, District residents from Capitol Hill to Columbia Heights were treated to their own, secondary show. Pyrotechnic operators-in-training, many no older than the single digits, took to the streets of the District with fireworks of every type, turning street corners and public parks alike into their own personal playgrounds of color and noise. The shows went late into the night, as evidenced by the sulfurous clouds that hung low in many neighborhoods well past midnight. And while many of homegrown fireworkers seemed innocent enough, content with nothing more than the patriotic act of making a lot of noise, others were less well-meaning — fireworks were thrown in the direction of many a passerby, whether on foot or in car.

But such is the life in an urban environment. Does anyone have any particularly memorable experiences from the post-fireworks fireworks shows?