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Week No: 24
Theme: Inspired by your own country
Category: Creative
I am labelled and Anglophone, despite not having any English heritage in my family tree, due my first language being English. As such, I relate most with being a Canadian. I live in Quebec, which is the only reason my linguistic predilection matters in relation to this topic, and here the vast majority of my neighbours are francophones. They relate most strongly to their linguistic group which is centered on their province and which they see as a distinct nation within Canada's Confederation. This coming weekend is the biggest holiday of the year for Francophones, Fête Nationale du Québec, as it is currently known, or Fête de la Saint-Jean-Baptiste, as it is more traditionally refereed to by most Quebecois. The difference between my national identity and that of most of my neighbours is that one is as likely to see the fleur de lys flying as a maple leaf in this province. It isn't always easy to be an anglo in Quebec but, my experience is that most people here are more cosmopolitan than my anglophone compatriots in the rest of Canada when considered proportionately. That is not to deny that Quebec has its fair share of xenophobes and red necks. Those people are small minded and possess big mouths making their effect seem disproportionately larger than it truly is on the society as a whole. Thankfully, the inverse seems to be true of the small minded and equally bigotted population of anglos in the rest of Canada. So, for this week's topic, I chose to identify with the flag of my region as a unique semi-autonomous nation within Canada. I believe Canada is stronger with Quebec fiscally, intellectually, culturally, and spiritually. Quebec tempers our Canadian identity and keeps us from becoming to much like our American neighbours or our Aussie cousins. We are far less overtly and blindly nationalistic. We are more compassionate and, maybe, more introspective due to our need to communicate as a nation with a dualistic cultural structure with one nation. So, while I would have loved to explore this topic with some sort of composite creation, time is run out for me and I will offer up this image for the theme. It is a flag given to our German exchange student by his classmates (all of whom attend English school due to historic, constitutionally guaranteed rights) as a going away present on the eve of his graduation ceremony. Each student wrote a small note to him on the flag as a memento of his time here among us.
For the record, I would note that I think nationalism is an vitriolic 19th century concept that really needs to be tossed out. It seems to only build walls, create tension, and justify ignorance or worse. With our world on the verge of a crisis that could decimate all of humanity, isn't it time we put nationalism aside in the best interest of all humanity? Isn't it time for a 21st century response to 19th century ills?
An American flag blowing in the wind with the sun in the background
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After putting this 48 star American flag away for safe keeping during my last move 12 years ago, I couldn't find where I put it. I knew I had it stored in a mason jar and I finally found it today. It could use a good washing. Does anyone have any suggestions? I don't want the red color to run.
Happy Independence day to my fellow Americans and to my friends over our borders I hope you share in our freedoms.
See you again Sunday - will try to comment if I have time on Friday or Staurday
Remembering the sacrifice of our fallen soldiers today, on Memorial Day. This series is from the Flags In ceremony with IGDC on Thursday at Arlington National Cemetery. You can see the main gallery on my @Livingwf8 Instagram account.
Flag - Montréal VS Québec
Drapeaux de Montréal et de Québec dans le vent de printemps qui balayait le haut du Mont-Royal.
Flags in the wind on the top of the Belvedere of the Mount-Royal in Montreal.
Thank you to all who served in the military to protect our rights and freedom.
Happy Memorial Day. Be safe.
Phill has successfully flagged Good Hope Road, and is about to hop back onto 660 for the ride to North Milwaukee Yard (for one car!)
The flags say it all
England may play Russia in the World Cup but there is more than football being played back in blighty.
ROTC students practicing the ceremony . . . .
at UC Berkeley, Hearst Gymnasium.
(a cropped example; different exposure; see adjacent)
Luxembourg, LU, 2022 03 26
Arkliukas, pin 0.2 mm, Sinar Vario@6x12, Fujifilm Pro 400H, multiple exposition
All flags are ready, people not so much - awaiting for priest to start the old tradition - Processione in Ste-Adele.