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Monday, July 4, 2011

America Celebrates

Such a special day for all Americans.  As you enjoy the parades, the picnics, and the fireworks, keep in mind what we are really celebrating.  Today brings us all together for a change.

Photograph from the Internet




 We fly flags all year round.  We have seasonal flags, sports team flags, and of course we have Old Glory.  This flag has special meaning for us here in our retirement home.  It flew over the Capitol on the very day my husband retired.  For a small fee you can request such a flag from your Senator or Congressman.



When we fly this flag we are indeed thankful.  Despite our frequent misgivings about our elected officials we know that this flag unites us all.

HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY, EVERYONE!

9 comments:

Jayne said...

And a happy 4th to you and hubby!

How Sam Sees It said...

Happy 4th of July!

Sam

Nellie from Beyond My Garden said...

What a nice memento your flag is. Your fireworks photos are much nicer than mine are in my own blog this morning. I used my droid, had to load them up to PICSA then down to my mac, then edit and upload back to blogspot. (whew) Thanks for the thoughts this morning.
nellie

Berts Blog said...

My Vickie very much respects the way you worded your last few sentances

When we fly this flag we are indeed thankful. Despite our frequent misgivings about our elected officials we know that this flag unites us all.

We too, got a special flag for our family in memory of my Vickies grandfather. a great man.

This is a special day.

Enjoy and be Safe

Bert

JeanMac said...

Wonderful post. On July 1st(Canada Day) Wayne and I decorated for both Canada and the USA. Although I'm no longer able to, I remember and honor both countries.My sister bought a nice flag for Wayne's room - he enjoys it.
Enjoy your holiday.

~Kim at Golden Pines~ said...

Well said!! I hope you're enjoying your day!!

Karin said...

Blessings to you and yours!

Beatrice P. Boyd said...

Hope that you had a great July 4th celebration. Good post about how important our flag is in reminding us of the freedoms we enjoy.

George said...

I hope you had a wonderful Fourth of July.