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SGU students, staff, and faculty sport Grenada's national colors around the True Blue Campus in celebration of Grenada's Independence Day.
Yesterday morning there were three fledglings left in the nest. I was fortunate enough (watching carefully) to see two of them leave the nest over a period of a couple hours. Watching them rise up for several long minutes like they were gathering their courage, then perch on the ledge of the nest, and finally take that first fluttering, awkward leap out was pretty cool. When we got home from church, the third one was gone too.
And now the nest sits abanonded, having served its purpose. Neither baby nor parents will return to it. The next day or so the robin parents will be herding and watching these fledglings, bringing them food and teaching them to survive and fend for themselves. By the looks of these last three in particular, I suspect they'll fair just fine. The guy in the photograph above was smart (and strong) enough to flutter up out of the reach of predators while calling for mom and dad.
I'll be keeping a watchful eye to see if they roam back through our yard again.
One more in the comments.
The Declaration of Independence (1776) and the Constitution of the United States (1787) were both signed in this building in Philadelphia. The universal principles of freedom and democracy set forth in these documents are of fundamental importance to American history and have also had a profound impact on law-makers around the world.
Marching in the Independence Day parade is a required event for most university students, who are required to line up 4 hours in advance of the event.
Independence Brewery portraits for Raw Paw Zine, August 7, 2012. Photo by Bobby Longoria. Copyright 2012 Bobby Longoria.
We arrived too late to actually go inside. Who shuts down a major landmark at 5PM? But it was cool seeing it from the outside anyway.
Independence Day Parade on Euclid Street, July 4,2018, Ontario, California.
To watch more of this traditional parade go to my YouTube at this link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1t-1QPjHWE
Independence Hall has a long history, with many twists and turns. Originally built to house the Pennsylvania colonial legislature, it served as a site for the debates over the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, as well as serving as the first U.S. Capitol building between 1790 and 1800.
After 1800, it became the Philadelphia courthouse and, for a time, the Federal court for Philadelphia as well. Additionally, the basement of Independence Hall once housed the city dog pound, truly a multi-purpose structure! It was not until the 1950s that Independence Hall was restored to its 1776 appearance by the National Parks Service, which operate the Hall and the surrounding Independence Park to this day. Currently, Independence Hall is both a National Historic Site and a World Heritage Site.