Monday, May 27, Memorial Day at home in Arizona

Our “stars and stripes” unfurled on this breezy Memorial Day

I don’t covet a lot.

Really.  Of my many sins, that’s not a big one for me.  However, I do have lapses.  In the past, while camped in a campground, there were times I coveted the sites others occupied.  I confessed to that in this blog.

As you know I like to sit on our front porch.

From the front porch I see three flags, large ones, each on a tall pole of about 20 feet or maybe more.  One is in the yard of our neighbor to the south.  The other two are at houses across the street.  I do enjoy watching the flags dance the wind.

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One day this past week . . . 

As I sit ruminating about life while gazing at those big flags, I realize…

Hey, I’m coveting a big flag for our yard!   Well, let’s see, I’d have to hire someone to help me set the pole in concrete and . . . .

Soon I accept the fact that a flag is not something I need to be spending money on, what with stuff I need/want for inside the house.  I scratch that idea.

Besides, I have three big flags to enjoy without owning them!

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Later, at the thrift store . . . . 

I notice a pail sitting behind the counter.  It’s stuffed with a bouquet of small American flags.

“How much are the flags?” I inquire.

“A dollar.”

“I’ll take three.”

As soon as I arrive home and have greeted my happy crew, I take the three flags to the front yard’s chain link.  With pieces of coated wire I secure the little wooden poles to the fence posts, one at each corner.

Back on the porch I survey my handiwork and giggle.

They look so nice!  I love them!

A man in a pickup drives by. 

I watch closely and, sure enough, he notices our little flags.

Maybe our fluttering flags will remind folks passing by of the reason for this holiday weekend.

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About blogging . . .

Sometimes it’s easy for me to put a post together.  Today I had an awful time getting started and then the words didn’t want to come forth.  I apologize for the thinness of this post.  I may add more to the post tomorrow or the next day.

As always, I appreciate your support of my blog.

rvsue

NOTE:  Besides honoring in remembrance our war dead and those missing in action, Memorial Day weekend traditionally is a time to fire up the grill for a cook-out with family and/or friends or to enjoy the long weekend in another way.  Reggie, Roger, and I relaxed at home and had our usual griddle-out.  How about you? — Sue

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