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What flag is that 04.01.22
The earth flag. This is John McConnell’s design that he submitted to the UN in 1969. The dark blue field represents the atmosphere. In the center is what became known as ‘the blue marble’ with white being clouds, and light blue the oceans. This flag came to represent environmental awareness and then in 1970, it…
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Migratory path of two Michigan Snowbirds, part seventeen and counting. {A travelogue about Denise & Gary Flanders winter 2022}
As long as we were in San Diego we decided we would recreate the scene. We searched along Sunset Cliffs trying to find the exact spot… A good sunset with the family. The first Shibumi Shade spotted in SoCal? Maybe.
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Migratory Path of Two Michigan Snowbirds, part sweet sixteen. {A travelogue about Denise & Gary Flanders, 2022}
Next, Denise had the idea, what if tomorrow at sunset I bring some stale bread down to the beach and feed the seagulls?
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What Flag Is That 03.29.2022
The Sigil (Flag) of The House of Stark. House Stark of Winterfell is a Great House of Westeros and the royal house of the Kingdom of the North. They rule over the vast region known as the North from their seat in Winterfell. It is one of the oldest lines of Westerosi nobility by far,…
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What Flag Is That 03.28.2022
COVID is not over yet. And people who are fully vaccinated and boosted are still getting a break through infection. Play it smart, if not vaccinated and boosted, schedule it now. Think twice about going into indoor spaces without a mask. COVID is not pleasant and is nothing to play around with.
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What flag is that, 03.27.2022
Today I fly two flags. Special circumstances call for unique responses. The situation created by the invasion of a sovereign, independent nation by a madman, bully has pushed millions of people, mostly women and children to flee their home in terror. Poland and other nearby nations are accepting the new refugee nation.
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What Flag Is that 03.26.2022
The Kingdom Of Bhutan. A landlocked country in the Eastern Himalaya’s. China is to the north and India is to the south. The etymology of the word Bhutan is unclear. It may be from the Sanskrit ‘Bhota-Anta’ which transliterates as ‘The end of Tibet’. It is in close proximity to Tibet and shares the deep…
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Міграційний шлях двох сніжних птахів Мічигану, частина чотирнадцята. (Ukrainian). [Migratory path of two Michigan Snowbirds part fourteen. {A travelogue about Gary & Denise Flanders}]
South of us was the fabulous Torrey Pines State Park. People are familiar with the famous Torrey Pines Golf Course, but for the hiker/naturalist it is the state park that is the place to go. On February 11, grandson Brody and his Big Bear Bears made it into the CIF tournament. Their first opponent was…
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Μεταναστευτικό μονοπάτι των δύο χιονοπτηνών του Μίτσιγκαν μέρος δέκατο τρίτο. (Greek) [Migratory path of two Michigan Snowbirds part thirteen. {A travelogue about Gary & Denise}]
Two favorite photos of our hike on the beach at San Onofre. Denise really gets into her nature photography.
