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Coburg, Oregon
One of the flags I saw while taking a Memorial Day walk around the Coburg IOOF Cemetery today.
OM System OM-5
Panasonic Lumix G Vario 45-200mm f:4-5.6
*Swayambhunath (Devnagari: स्वयम्भूनाथ स्तुप; sometimes romanized Swoyambhunath) is an ancient religious complex atop a hill in the Kathmandu Valley, west of Kathmandu city. It is also known as the Monkey Temple as there are holy monkeys living in parts of the temple in the north-west. The Tibetan name for the site means 'Sublime Trees' (Wylie:Phags.pa Shing.kun), for the many varieties of trees found on the hill. However, Shing.kun may be a corruption of the local Newari name for the complex, Singgu, meaning 'self-sprung'.[1] For the Buddhist Newars in whose mythological history and origin myth as well as day-to-day religious practice, Swayambhunath occupies a central position, it is probably the most sacred among Buddhist pilgrimage sites. For Tibetans and followers of Tibetan Buddhism, it second only to Boudhanath.
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To celebrate Flag Day, the U.S. Embassy’s Public Diplomacy Section brought nearly 300 high school students to the Ambassador’s residence to exhibit the displays they created to illustrate various representative elements for a particular U.S. state – and the District of Columbia. Although the high schools participating this year were at their first experience, the tradition of elaborate projects was very well kept.
At this 7th edition on June 14 (the actual Flag Day celebration!), Embassy judges awarded prizes in the following categories: Best Overall – Rhode Island (Colegiul National de Informatica “Tudor Vianu”); Runner Up Best Overall – Ohio (Liceul “George Calinescu”); Most Creative/Original – Maine (Grup Scolar Constructii Montaj “Elie Radu”); Represents the State Best – Florida (Grup Scolar Constructii Montaj “Elie Radu”); Most Informative/Educational – Virginia (Grup Scolar Constructii Montaj “Elie Radu”); Most Fun – West Virginia (Colegiul German Goethe); Most Detailed – Iowa (Scoala Superioara Comerciala “N. Kretzulescu”); Best Presentation – Kansas (Colegiul National de Informatica “Tudor Vianu”); Most Attractive – Arkansas (Colegiul National de Informatica “Tudor Vianu”) and People’s Choice, in which the participants voted Maine (Grup Scolar Constructii Montaj “Elie Radu”) as their favorite.
The winners received American books, music and movies. All students then enjoyed pizza and sodas on the residence lawn.
Lucian Crusoveanu / Public Diplomacy Office
To celebrate Flag Day, the U.S. Embassy’s Public Diplomacy Section brought nearly 300 high school students to the Ambassador’s residence to exhibit the displays they created to illustrate various representative elements for a particular U.S. state – and the District of Columbia. Although the high schools participating this year were at their first experience, the tradition of elaborate projects was very well kept.
At this 7th edition on June 14 (the actual Flag Day celebration!), Embassy judges awarded prizes in the following categories: Best Overall – Rhode Island (Colegiul National de Informatica “Tudor Vianu”); Runner Up Best Overall – Ohio (Liceul “George Calinescu”); Most Creative/Original – Maine (Grup Scolar Constructii Montaj “Elie Radu”); Represents the State Best – Florida (Grup Scolar Constructii Montaj “Elie Radu”); Most Informative/Educational – Virginia (Grup Scolar Constructii Montaj “Elie Radu”); Most Fun – West Virginia (Colegiul German Goethe); Most Detailed – Iowa (Scoala Superioara Comerciala “N. Kretzulescu”); Best Presentation – Kansas (Colegiul National de Informatica “Tudor Vianu”); Most Attractive – Arkansas (Colegiul National de Informatica “Tudor Vianu”) and People’s Choice, in which the participants voted Maine (Grup Scolar Constructii Montaj “Elie Radu”) as their favorite.
The winners received American books, music and movies. All students then enjoyed pizza and sodas on the residence lawn.
Lucian Crusoveanu / Public Diplomacy Office
The flags would be in this bag or locker, under a canvas cover for protection from the elements.
Aboard the Battleship North Carolina, at Battleship Park, near Wilmington, North Carolina. I visited here the USS North Carolina (BB 55), a North Carolina-class battleship, now a museum ship. This battleship was launched in 1940, commissioned in 1941 and served in World War II in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. She has been at this location as a museum ship since 1962. I visited this place on April 13, 2018.
Castillo San Felipe del Morro
San Juan National Historic Site
San Juan PR
United States
Puerto Rico
Burgundy (Spanish)
In front of a packing and shipping store, these flags are supposed to tell us that you can ship anywhere in the world from here. But with the packing crate below with its 'fragile' marking, a new meaning comes out.
Composite image.
Source: "Sunset in La Grange," by Pen Waggener. Creative Commons License: Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0). Used by permission. Modifications: removed original flag on light post; modified upper left tree line on tree closest to street, right side; added flag hanging from halyard between building and light post.
Source: "American Flag Flying," by skeeze. Creative Commons License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication. Used by permission. Modifications: rotated picture clockwise 90 degrees, removed flag pole.
To celebrate Flag Day, the U.S. Embassy’s Public Diplomacy Section brought nearly 300 high school students to the Ambassador’s residence to exhibit the displays they created to illustrate various representative elements for a particular U.S. state – and the District of Columbia. Although the high schools participating this year were at their first experience, the tradition of elaborate projects was very well kept.
At this 7th edition on June 14 (the actual Flag Day celebration!), Embassy judges awarded prizes in the following categories: Best Overall – Rhode Island (Colegiul National de Informatica “Tudor Vianu”); Runner Up Best Overall – Ohio (Liceul “George Calinescu”); Most Creative/Original – Maine (Grup Scolar Constructii Montaj “Elie Radu”); Represents the State Best – Florida (Grup Scolar Constructii Montaj “Elie Radu”); Most Informative/Educational – Virginia (Grup Scolar Constructii Montaj “Elie Radu”); Most Fun – West Virginia (Colegiul German Goethe); Most Detailed – Iowa (Scoala Superioara Comerciala “N. Kretzulescu”); Best Presentation – Kansas (Colegiul National de Informatica “Tudor Vianu”); Most Attractive – Arkansas (Colegiul National de Informatica “Tudor Vianu”) and People’s Choice, in which the participants voted Maine (Grup Scolar Constructii Montaj “Elie Radu”) as their favorite.
The winners received American books, music and movies. All students then enjoyed pizza and sodas on the residence lawn.
Lucian Crusoveanu / Public Diplomacy Office
To celebrate Flag Day, the U.S. Embassy’s Public Diplomacy Section brought nearly 300 high school students to the Ambassador’s residence to exhibit the displays they created to illustrate various representative elements for a particular U.S. state – and the District of Columbia. Although the high schools participating this year were at their first experience, the tradition of elaborate projects was very well kept.
At this 7th edition on June 14 (the actual Flag Day celebration!), Embassy judges awarded prizes in the following categories: Best Overall – Rhode Island (Colegiul National de Informatica “Tudor Vianu”); Runner Up Best Overall – Ohio (Liceul “George Calinescu”); Most Creative/Original – Maine (Grup Scolar Constructii Montaj “Elie Radu”); Represents the State Best – Florida (Grup Scolar Constructii Montaj “Elie Radu”); Most Informative/Educational – Virginia (Grup Scolar Constructii Montaj “Elie Radu”); Most Fun – West Virginia (Colegiul German Goethe); Most Detailed – Iowa (Scoala Superioara Comerciala “N. Kretzulescu”); Best Presentation – Kansas (Colegiul National de Informatica “Tudor Vianu”); Most Attractive – Arkansas (Colegiul National de Informatica “Tudor Vianu”) and People’s Choice, in which the participants voted Maine (Grup Scolar Constructii Montaj “Elie Radu”) as their favorite.
The winners received American books, music and movies. All students then enjoyed pizza and sodas on the residence lawn.
Lucian Crusoveanu / Public Diplomacy Office
I walk by this flag every day, yet almost never notice it because I am already composing emails and juggling meetings. Managed to stop and take breath and whip out the camera for a quick picture. (started keeping it in an inelegant gallon platic bag because my canon case is so pathetic.) A good reminder to slow down every now and then and just appreciate a little sliver of the early morning light.
geeeente, brooke feelings !
Eu preciso dizer que AMEI isso. Ficou tão natural, geeeente! Fazia tempo que queria fazer algo natural com a brooke, deu ceeerto! Flags é o novo cd dela, recomendo que ouçam! Ela é linda e eu gostei demais MESMO. Originais: i54.tinypic.com/23kajj7.png
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"(...) Eu não sei porque o inocente cai
Porque o monstro permanece em pé
E nossas vidas sobre o sopro
Como bandeiras ao vento
(...) Você que anseia, será confortado!
Você que tem fome, não terá fome mais
Eu sei que os últimos serão os primeiros
Disso eu tenho certeza
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Você que precisa, agora rirá novamente
E você, solitário, não será solitario mais
Eu sei que os últimos serão os primeiros
Desta vez tenho certeza.
ㅤ
Eu não sei porque o inocente cai
Porque os monstros permanecem
Eu não sei porque os pequeninos estão sedentos
Mas eu sei que os últimos serão os primeiros
Eu sei que os últimos serão os primeiros"
[Flags - Brooke Fraser]
In America How Could This Happen? Project by artist Suzanne Firstenberg, with each flag representing a COVID death, being installed on the grounds of the Washington Monument.
A shot from my latest blog post:
hidesaxphotos.blogspot.jp/2016/07/a7ii-71.html
10 photos
June 10, 2016
Camera: Sony A7II
Lens: Sony SEL1018
Gainsborough's little Flag Alley, which links the Market Place with Lord Street. Only a few paces long, but scored of Gainsborough folk will remember things like the stinking public toilets, and the "New Way Library" and other things that used to be here.
Nikon F5, Nikkor 28-80mm lens, Kodak BW400CN film