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What Flag Is That 08.18.21
The State of Oregon. The reason for two pictures is because Oregon is the only state in the US with two different designs, front and back. Oregon was home to Host Nation People for hundreds of years before the white Europeans came to steal the land. Britain and the US bickered and fought over it…
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What Flag Is That, August 7, 2020
The final Flag from Canada in my collection – Cape Breton Island. It is an island that is part of Nova Scotia. It has one of the largest fresh water lakes in the world in the center, the Bras d’Or (Arm of Gold.). The First Nation People who lived here for centuries were the Mi’Kmaq.…
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It was 50 years ago today
The guy had asked the girl to marry him. Then he couldn’t resist going to Michigan’s version of Woodstock. While he was listening to Chicago; The James Gang; 10 Years After and the famous Savage Grace, The girl had talked the guy’s Dad into climbing up an extension ladder and hanging a bedsheet above the…
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What Flag is that, August 6, 2020
We are still in Canada. Today is the Province of Saskatchewan. It is the only province without a natural boarder. (There is no natural ‘break’ dividing different states, or entities. Nothing like a river or mountain range – making Saskatchewan a large wide open place.) It has 100,000 lakes. It is directly to the north…
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Flag is that, August 5, 2020
Continuing with Canadian Provinces: Prince Edwards Island. One of three Maritime provinces. It is the smallest province, but the most densely populated. It is named after Queen Victoria’s father, Prince Edward. The First Nation people who ‘owned’ the island were the Mi’Kmaq. In their language they called it ‘Land cradled by the Waves.’ When the…
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What Flag it that, August 4, 2020
Another Canadian Province on this cloudy day in St Clair Shores. It does have a maritime feel to it: Newfoundland. It is the eastern most Canadian province. It is my favorite province. I have visited Newfoundland 3 times and went through the ‘ceremony’ to become an honorary ‘Newfie’. (You must drink at least one swallow…
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What Flag is that, August 3, 2020
Continuing with the Canadian theme on this rainy day in St Clair Shores Michigan: The Flag of British Columbia, the western most province. (Proper flag etiquette says you should not leave a flag out in bad weather – so, I take mine down in rain). British Columbia is the 3rd most populous province in Canada.…
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What Flag Is That, August 1, 2020
The familiar flag of our neighbors to the north: Canada. Since we have come home to Michigan after leaving in 1972, Canada once again is close to us. The flag is a red field with a white square in the middle. Exactly in the middle of the white square is an 11 point red maple…
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What Flag Is That 07.03.21
One of those flags that have my neighbors wondering, ‘What the heck is that one?’ The Isle of Man. The Isle of Man is an island in the North Irish Sea, exactly half way between England and Ireland. It is technically ‘ruled’ by the United Kingdom with the Queen of England called ‘The Lord of…
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What Flag is that 07.02.21
A fun fiction flag: The Vulcan Flag. The most recognized Vulcan being: Mr. Spock. Being an old Star Trek traveler, and since Spock was my favorite I needed to have the Vulcan Flag. It is a hard one to find so I mentioned to my dear Chinese daughter Chen that I couldn’t find it and…