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Flying over the national cemetary at the Little Big Horn National Monument, servicemen from the Indian wars through Korea are laid to rest here
Flying at Fire Station #3 on the corner of Liberty and McKinley today in Beloit, Wisconsin.
This was featured on Portal Wisconsin page on 11/11/09.
Ostrobotnia Student Association Building.
"The architectural office of Palmqvist and Sjöström got off to a flying start when it won all three prizes, and even received the lone purchase, in the design competition for the building of the Ostrobothnian Student Association in 1910. Born in Kalajoki and educated in Oulu, Palmqvist’s own roots lay in Ostrobothnia.
The Ostrobothnian Student Association´s building, familiarly known as ‘Botta’, represents a clear return to 19th century ideas. Its symmetrical and robust cubic appearance, prominent cornice, slightly retracted top storey and handsome gambrel roof are features that became increasingly common in the 1910s and 1920s, ones particularly typical of architecture in Etu-Töölö. The judicious use of red granite as a component in the façades clearly marks the building as a continuation of the art nouveau era. Particularly noteworthy as well are the playful tops of the half-columns on the main façade featuring various pipers. Following the principles of classicism, the columns indicate the principal interior space of the building, in this case, the ballroom, which probably also explains the choice of pipers as decoration."
Source: Art Nouveau in Helsinki – Architectural guide (Helsinki City Museum)
...and much better viewed large.
Good morning. Sorry for running so late today, but I got sidetracked uploading and reviewing photos I took yesterday while on a field trip in search of butterflies. Which brings me to these two photos of wild Iris known as Blue Flag (Iris virginica) that I photographed along the edge of a small pond I stopped at on my last leg of the trip to look for dragonflies.
Strangely I almost didn't photograph these flowers as I just about had it with bug bites and the only lens I had with me was my 75-300mm telephoto. But these beautiful wild Irises caught my eye and I couldn't resist taking a few quick shots before calling it a day and heading home. Now I'm glad I did.
Thank you for visiting...and I hope you have a truly great day.
Lacey
ISO400, aperture f/6.7, exposure .006 seconds (1/180) focal length 130mm
Nikon D90
Nkon Battery Grip MB-D80
AF-S Nikkor 24-85mm 1:3,5-4,5 g ED
100 ISO
Ahi serva Italia, di dolore ostello,
nave sanza nocchiere in gran tempesta,
non donna di province, ma bordello!
Dante Alighieri
ET WAP-4 #25030 hauled 11057 CSTM-ASR "Pathankot" Express meets AJNI WAP-7 #30268 hauled 12541 GKP-LTT Sant Kabir Dham S.F. Express.
~Half Mast at Fort Hood- our proud prayers are with these fallen heroes and their families and of all Veterans! God Bless our Troops!~
the big flag on Cherry Avenue
I've taken this shot outside Madinat Zayed stadium where the opening match and the final game her held. I didn't post this shot earlier because I wanted to wait until UAE gets the cup :) I had a feeling
بسم الله سمينا
على النبي صلينا
هيلي يالله يالله يا عيال ديرتنا
هيلي يالله يالله علـّوا رايتنا
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دوم دوم .. يا بلادي رايتج مرفوعة
دوم دوم .. يا بلادي ، رايتج منصورة
إمارات .. إمارات
يا منتخبنا الغالي
إمارات .. إمارات
دايم و دوم في العالي
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
دوم دوم .. يا بلادي .. خيرج وايد
يا ربي دوم
دوم دوم .. يا بلادي .. عزج زايد
يا ربي دوم
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
دوم دوم .. يا بلادي .. نصرج بأولادج
يا ربي دوم
دوم دوم .. يا بلادي .. فخرج بأولادج
يا ربي دوم
To Listen to song
:'(
Okay, so the flags are actually flapping in the wind, not at rest...but this was taken at a rest stop along a highway.
Selon fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drapeau_de_la_France#Blanc
celui-ci montrait la "Croix blanche de Saint Michel, opposée à la croix rouge des Anglais, sur fond bleu, couleur de la chape de Saint Martin et des capétiens. La guerre de Cent Ans l'érige en drapeau militaire de la France."
Or sur une représentation médiévale de la Bataille d'Azincourt
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/Schlacht_von_...
les Français ont un croix d'argent (blanche) sur champ (fond) de gueules (rouge).
On peut penser que des variations mélant les 3 couleurs ont pu exister avant d'être officialisés quelques siècles plus tard
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9giment_de_Poitou_%281682%29
Dans le cadre d'un évènements johannique l'ancien drapeau de L'Acadie fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drapeau_de_la_France#/media/File:Ol... semble un bon compromis.
On évite ainsi à la fois les fleurs de lys à connotation trop royalistes au goût de certains et l'actuel drapeau républicain anachronique et qu'il serait "politiquement incorrect" d'associer à celle qui fit courronner son Roy.
De plus ses formes géométriques simple le rendent moins complexe à réaliser que l'étendard "Jhesus Maria" ou les armoirie de Domrémy.