Uncategorized July 4, 2025 – Independence Day 2025-07-042025-07-04 Independence Day is my favorite holiday of the year. Usually, it's a time where our nation comes together and celebrates the breakaway from a tyrannical power and the founding of…
Uncategorized July 1, 2025 – Canada Day 2025-07-012025-07-08 Today, the flag of Canada flies in celebration of Canada Day, the country's national holiday! Canada Day celebrates the anniversary of Canadian Confederation, which occurred on July 1, 1867, with the passing…
Uncategorized June 30, 2025 – British Columbia and Alberta 2025-06-302025-06-30 The Countdown to Canada Day ends with British Columbia and Alberta. Tomorrow is Canada Day! Flag of British Columbia The upper portion of the British Columbia flag is the Royal…
Uncategorized June 29, 2025 – Ontario, Quebec, Nunavut, and Saskatchewan 2025-06-292025-06-28 Today, the Countdown to Canada day continues with the provinces of Quebec, Ontario, and Saskatchewan as well as the territory of Nunavut. Fleurdelisé Quebec's flag, known as the Fleurdelisé, was…
Uncategorized June 28, 2025 – Atlantic Canada 2025-06-282025-06-28 Today, I'm reviving a series that I've done a couple of times called "Countdown to Canada Day." Canada's national holiday, called Canada Day (Fête du Canada) is celebrated on annually…
Uncategorized June 24, 2025 – Fête Nationale du Québec 2025-06-242025-06-24 Today, the flag of the Province of Québec flies in celebration of the Fête Nationale du Québec, the province's national holiday. The flag consists of a white cross on a…
Uncategorized June 21, 2025 – New Hampshire 2025-06-212025-06-21 Today, the flag of the state of New Hampshire flies in commemoration of the state's ratification of the Constitution on June 21, 1788. As it was the ninth state to…
Uncategorized June 20, 2025 – West Virginia 2025-06-202025-06-20 Today, the flag of West Virginia flies in commemoration this state joining the union on June 20, 1863. According to the West Virginia Legislature, "the field shall be pure white,…
Uncategorized June 14, 2025 -Dangers to Democracy in the United States 2025-06-142025-06-14 My flagpole and the flags I fly are not generally a political statement. I fly flags because it brings me joy to do so. Occasionally, when the events move me,…
Uncategorized June 12, 2025 – Air India Flight 171 2025-06-122025-06-12 Today the flags of the Republic of India and the United Kingdom fly in memory of those who dies and were injured in the crash of Air India flight 171…