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Point Betsie Lighthouse, on the Northeast shore of Lake Michigan, was completed in 1858. It was automated in 1983. It was transferred to Benzie County under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act in 2004.
It's one of the most beautiful an most photographed of Michigan's historic lighthouses.
The State House of Representatives of Michigan was not in session on the day of our visit. Sometimes I think that we are better off then... .
This is Comerica Park, home of the hapless, last-place Detroit Tigers, on a hot sunny day. Part of the downtown Detroit skyline is shown in the background.
Memorial Day, May 30, The US has fought twelve major wars and numerous smaller skirmishes in it's history. Memorial Day is how we honor the soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines who did not return home. US soldiers are buried in 25 cemeteries in 10 other countries including France, Belgium, the United Kingdom, the Philippines, Panama, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, and Tunisia.
Empire State Building at Night ESB 27th St & 5th Ave Midtown Manhattan New York City NY P00655 DSC_9516
The Nubble lighthouse at Cape Neddick, York Maine. Built in 1879 and automated in 1987 and it's 88 ft high,
New York Stock Exchange NYSE Wall Street Financial District Lower Manhattan New York City NY P00684 DSC_1290
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Me & The American Flag at US Armed Forces Times Square Midtown Manhattan New York City NY P00644 DSC_2025
This picture was taken through a (dirty) window on the 32nd floor of the Guardian Building in downtown Detroit.
The building shown is "150 W. Jefferson", a new-ish office building, built by Heller Manus Architects in 1989. Atop the tower of this "Post Modern" building are four flags mounted on 30 foot poles. These flags are visible for quite some distance, even from Windsor, Ontario, Canada, across the partially frozen Detroit River in the background.
Because the flags are at 90 degrees, we can estimate wind speed of greater than 22mph. On that gray, raw day, they were flapping furiously and were fully extended continuously, so the wind speed was estimated at 32-37mph. An anemometer would give more precise measurements, but when flags are in this position, it's too windy for me :-))
Impatiens Balsam old time annual flower that's reliable and easy to grow, these are from seeds from my Mother in laws garden, the seed pods are very tempting to pop with you fingers,
These come up after the Spring flowers die down.
- Mel Street
Now, I don't normally add vintage film filters to my images but this shot felt like it needed one. I couldn't pass this opportunity up with that old truck, the flag and that gorgeous sky. Sometimes that one image needs to be vintage. ;)
365: the 2022 Edition 130/365
Wild flowers in full bloom and a flag boldly waving, suggesting the importance of going back to school in a COVID-19 world.
The Charlevoix South Pier Light Tower guides boats to the Pine River Channel, which leads to Round Lake of Charlevoix, Michigan. Besides fishermen and private pleasure boats, the main commercial beneficiaries of this lighthouse are the Beaver Island ferries, one of which is the Beaver Islander, shown in the picture.
The Beaver Islander, built by the Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding Company in 1962, can carry 10 vehicles and 172 passengers to Beaver Island, the largest island in Lake Michigan.
'Cause the flag still stands for freedom and they can't take that away
And I'm proud to be an American where at least I know I'm free
And I won't forget the men who died, who gave that right to me
And I'd gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today
'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land
God bless the USA
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Happy Memorial Day everyone !
Make it more than just a cookout and gathering of friends today..... Take the time to pay tribute to our fallen heroes……
And for those currently serving......thank them for their service to this Great Country when you see them....
“Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. It is patriotic to support him insofar as he efficiently serves the country. It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to the exact extent that by inefficiency or otherwise he fails in his duty to stand by the country. In either event, it is unpatriotic not to tell the truth, whether about the president or anyone else.”
― Theodore Roosevelt (American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909)
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D5200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
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