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The flag of the Australian non-self governing external territory, Christmas Island. It is located in the Indian Ocean 960 miles from the Australian mainland. It was named in 1643 by the British captain William Mynors who sailed by it on Christmas Day. It has a fascinating and complicated history. It played a significant role in…

The flag of the Northern Territories of Australia. Located in the North Central region of Australia. Its largest city is Darwin. It is the ancestral home of the Australian Indigenous people, with most theories stating the Aboriginal people were there for up to 65,000 years. It was not granted ‘responsible government’ by the Australian parliament…

April is National Donate Life month. I worked in the Donation field for 11+ years at Donor Alliance in Denver. DA is the organ and tissue procurement organization for all of Colorado and Wyoming. I miss my colleagues in Denver, but mostly I miss all of the interactions I had with Donor Families. Donor Families…

I do not have this flag, but I wish I did. It comes from The Heraldica Slovenica, The group from the country of Slovenia who studies flags. (The Vexillological folks, aka flag nerds from the beautiful Eastern European Country of Slovenia) The flag is a symbolic representation of hope. It shows the victory of health…

Three years ago we took a trip to Eastern Europe to travel with and spend time with our dear sister, Nela. Nela lives in Serbia, in the city of Novi Sad. While walking around the city with her, I snapped this shot. I enjoyed the colors and the variety of items people think tourists will…

Flying on the Flanders flag pole today is the Irish Provincial Flag. It is not exactly a novelty flag, but it is also not an official flag representing Ireland. It contains the symbols of each of the Provinces of the country. A Province is not the same as our states. And, an Irish province is…

If you were to drive by the Flanders Retirement Bungalow and continual soirée in Big Bear City California, you would see I am flying what is commonly called the Irish Tri-color Flag: The Flag of Ireland. It is a simple distinct symbol laden representation of this fascinating country. The green represents the people of Roman…

Today I am flying the Flag of the state of Maryland. It is considered in the top 5 best state flags. The first flag of Maryland was similar to many other state flags. It was the state seal on a blue background. Like those other state flags it broke the ‘rule’ of no state seals…

We return to Westeros today with the flag of The House of Stark. It consists of a field of white (for the snow of the north – ‘Winter is coming’) and the loyal symbol of The House, a Direwolf. (For a fantastic exhibit of the Direwolves that lived here in Southern California visit The LaBrea…

The land of the Thunder Dragon: Bhutan. The yellow on the top stands for the civil government (a monarchy) and the orange represents Buddhism. The white dragon, white for purity, is the national symbol. The flag was officially adopted in 1965. This is one of my flags that I obtained simply because it looks great,…