Our flag. Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. January 31, 2009.
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I consider the photo above to be both scenic and appropriate for today. That is the flag that flies from our flagpole here in the Glade. The picture above was taken last January as you can tell from the trees. I didn’t get a picture yesterday to use with this post.
One of the first things Dad did after he got us moved into the house he was building was put up a flagpole in the front yard. My younger brother, Ken, and I had the job of putting up the flag each morning when the weather was good and taking it down and folding it in the evening.
Mom and Dad continued to fly their flag daily until they both lost their sight. Ken still flies a flag at his house as do Betsy and I. Our flag gets weathered over the year and so we have the tradition of flying a new flag each Flag Day. There are now leaves on the trees around our house and the sky is not quite as blue as it is in this picture, but that new ‘Old Glory’ still looks pretty against the sky.
I know it’s old-fashioned, but I still thrill to see that flag unfurling in the breeze.
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