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Years ago when we were living in a small mountain community in California we went to a pre-school ‘graduation’ for the kiddo of some friends. This village had the distinction of having the largest solar telescope in the world. People came from all over the world to study the sun. A Chinese gentlemen and his…

The Royal Standard of the autonomous region of Spain called Castile and Leon. Two cultural identities united since 1230. These two distinct communities have a long history in world events. The flag is is a quarteredcoat of arms. The Lion circa 1126, from the coat of arms of Alfonso VII. The Castle is from his…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…