Photo gallery: The day in photos, July 4, 2011

photo by: Mike Yoder

Dan Hughes, center in blue, competes in the Masters 40+ race during the 2011 Tour of Lawrence on July 3. Hughes owns the Sunflower Outdoor and Bike Shop in downtown Lawrence.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Peter Olsson, Lawrence, runs beside his daughter, Ammea, 4, during the youngest age group of the 2011 Tour of Lawrence kids bike race events Sunday, July 3.

photo by: John Young

Jacobi Davis, 14, Little Rock, Ark., sprints to the finish of the 4x100 race during the 2011 USATF Missouri Valley Junior Olympic Trials track meet on Sunday, July 3, 2011 at Lawrence High School. The track meet was originally scheduled to take place at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, Mo., but was moved to Lawrence because of recent tornado damage.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Lawrence teen Bryce Ridgway volunteers at Lawrence Memorial Hospital doing everything from greeting people to helping out in the cafeteria. He says that he especially enjoys conversing with patients and that the experience has given him confidence and made him a better communicator.

photo by: Nick Krug

Brigid Murphy, who refers to herself at the city manager of Funkytown, is shown at the toy trading post for neighborhood children outside her residence at 746 Ind. She and her daughter Aubin, now 12, began the garden years ago.

photo by: Kevin Anderson

Enjoy the relaxing comfort of a properly installed porch swing.