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Having arrived home from Attleboro after making their nightly turn to forward cars to Walpole and Middleboro CSXT local L005 has just finished trippling over their big train into Nevins Yard. With their day about done the conductor is riding the point of their four light units (three SD40-2s and a GP40-2) as they trundle east down Track 1 past CP22 headed toward North Yard to wrap up their day....err night. At right the carman has showed up and is getting ready to blue flag up the lead and get to work inspecting the cars and setting them on ground air so they'll be ready to head west later in the evening.
Framingham, Massachusetts
Tuesday July 25, 2023
Do you know what each of these flags represent? At the top of the Rock of Gibraltar they have three flags flying. The Union Jack is in the middle, as Gibraltar is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. The flag on the right is the flag of Gibraltar while the flag on the left is the flag of the European Union. Gibraltar has a complicated history, as this small peninsula, has been occupied by the Moors, the Spanish and British.
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Green, white and red - perfect colours for the Italian Flag - perfect colours for a great pasta sauce!
Birth of the National Flag of Canada
At the time of Confederation, Canada's national flag remained the Royal Union Flag (Union Jack). However, Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada's first Prime Minister, flew the Canadian Red Ensign as a distinctive flag of Canada. Following the Second World War, in 1945, an Order in Council authorized the flying of the Canadian Red Ensign from federal government buildings, in Canada and abroad.
In 1964, Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson made the creation of a new Canadian flag a priority. John Matheson, Member of Parliament, was Prime Minister Pearson's key advisor and supporter in this objective. On June 15, 1964, the Prime Minister presented his proposed flag to the House of Commons, launching a divisive Canadian flag debate. After three months without resolution, the question of a national flag was referred to an all-party committee.
In October 1964, after eliminating thousands of proposals, the Special Committee on a Canadian Flag was left with three possible designs: one incorporating three red maple leaves with blue bars (nicknamed the "Pearson Pennant"), a flag with a single stylized red maple leaf on a white square with red bars, and another version that contained both the Union Jack and three fleurs-de-lis.
On October 29, 1964, the committee recommended to the House of Commons that the single-leaf, red and white design be adopted. Debate in Parliament continued, however, and it was only at the early hour of 2:15 a.m. on December 15, 1964, that the motion to adopt the National Flag of Canada was carried by a vote of 163 to 78. Approval by the Senate came on December 17, 1964, and on January 28, 1965, the National Flag of Canada was proclaimed by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, to take effect on February 15, 1965.
The inspiration for a red and white flag came from Dr. George Stanley, Dean of Arts at the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario. Impressed by the Commandant's flag at the College (a mailed fist holding three maple leaves on a red and white ground), Dr. Stanley suggested to Mr. John Matheson a similar design with a single red maple leaf at the centre. This red - white - red pattern bore a strong sense of Canadian history: the combination had been used as early as 1899 on the General Service Medal issued by Queen Victoria.
LEGO Flags of the World. How many do you recognize?
At some point in 2006 I built the Canadian flag. A little while later I built the Swiss flag. Then I suddenly found myself on a flag building bender.
I ended up with 28 in total. I was going to display them with my world map at Brickfest 2006, but since I forgot the map at home, I never bothered taking them out of the car.
Every year for Memorial Day, a local bank and our mall display a field of flags. I admire their show of respect for the sacrifice each and every member of the United States military makes for our country each day. I was lucky enough to capture a great shot of Old Glory waving in the sunshine.
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Le monument aux morts de Tréguier dans les Côtes d'Armor, est appelé "La Pleureuse". Il a été réalisé par Francis Renaud.
Le sculpteur a demandé à Marie-Louise Le Put, devenue veuve au cours de la Première Guerre mondiale, de lui servir de modèle. En effet, elle perdit ses trois fils très jeunes puis son mari...Elle est habillée de la mante de deuil, avec une grande capuche protégeant sa coiffe.
Le monument de Tréguier fut inauguré, le 2 juillet 1922.
The problem with flags is, well, as you'll appreciate, they have a nasty habit of moving which makes them decidedly less than an ideal subject for a HDR shot, let alone a held-held HDR or so I used to think.
L'homme et les drapeaux rouge de la Place Tiananmen.
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The man and the red flags of Tiananmen Square.
I didn't know whether to post this. Tried several times and changed my mind. I went online and researched flag etiquette. This image is not intended to be disrespectful to the American Flag. I found this little flag washed up on my favourite beach after a recent storm. It is my most interesting beach find yet. We live 20 miles from Washington State, across the Juan de Fuca Strait. I gazed at this flag for awhile and wondered what story it could tell. Where did it originate? How far did it come? After this shot I rescued it and it now occupies a place in my photo room.
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I see more state flags flown in Texas than any other state that I've visited. That's pretty cool. This US Flag and Texas Flag are both very large. They're located in front of the Taste of Texas Restaurant next to the Katy Freeway (I-10) in Houston. To gain some perspective, those are the tops of trees at the bottom of the frame. (Excellent restaurant, by the way).
1960 Pontiac Bonneville in Senoia, Georgia
Leica II (1933) camera with Elmar 50mm f/3.5 collapsible lens.
Cinestill 400D film.
Flag flying high over Amelia Island, Florida back on a sunny afternoon in October 2012.
I'm always hopeful that my country can get back on its feet again and stand united as we did back in those first horrible weeks in September 2001.
We've drifted away from democracy since that day - we need to embrace the things that make America strong, not the things that divide us.
Peace
One man and his flag - anti-immigration protestors pass a counter demonstration by pro-immigration protestors in Dublin, separated by riot police.
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation, under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.
Explored: March 25, 2009 thank you :)
Not the greatest composition, but I thought that these Flags were perfect for Flag Day in the U.S. They are located in Disney's Boardwalk Resort area.
In the United States Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened that day by resolution of the Second Continental Congress in 1777. The United States Army also celebrates the Army Birthday on this date; Congress adopted "the American continental army" after reaching a consensus position in the Committee of the Whole on June 14, 1775.
In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation that officially established June 14 as Flag Day; in August 1949, National Flag Day was established by an Act of Congress.