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What flag is that? 05.01.21
The state flag of Washington. It is the only US flag that has a green field and the image of a US president. Washington became a state in 1889 but did not have a flag. The Washington chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) designed a flag and pushed hard to have it…
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What is blooming where you live?
Here in Michigan during early spring it is fun and amazing to watch the flowering trees jump out at you and it seems like every day a new flower blooms. A walk around the neighborhood or at a special place like The Edsel and Eleanor Ford House is full of fluorescence and smells.
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What Flag Is That 04.27.21
The Great Qing, aka: The Qing Dynasty. It was the last imperial dynasty in China, lasting from 1636-1912. After The Qing Dynasty came the Republic of China. At it’s height it had a population of 400 million. In it’s history there were many emperors and world wide shifts. The flag is the Azure Dragon on…
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What flag is that? 04.22.21
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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What Flag Is That 04.21.21
In preparation for Earth Day tomorrow I am flying a flag from my friends at Flags For Good: Climate Change Is Real. The science is overwhelming: weather patterns have become progressively worse and there are implications to these differences. At the very least, conditions are present that support the continuing of catastrophic weather events. It…
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What Flag is that 04/17/21
The state of Connecticut. It is the third smallest state and the 29th most populated. It has the highest per-capita income in the country. The word Connecticut is derived from Anglicized spelling of the Algonquian word for ‘Long Tidal River’. The spouse and I have debated for many years how to pronounce Connecticut. I am…
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What Flag Is That 04/16/21
The flag of the Aboriginal People of Australia. Aborigines are the indigenous people of mainland Australia and a few islands, but not The people of Torres Strait Islands – they are a culturally and ethnically distinct people. Aborigines have been on the mainland of Australia for 65,000 years. Before the white Europeans arrived there were…
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What flag is that 04/14/21
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…
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What flag is that 04/12/21
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…
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