Flags

April 8

I am thankful for flags. Flags are a pretty piece of cloth with a design and/or words on them. In and of themselves they are not extraordinary. However, it is what they represent that is so meaningful. For that reason, I enjoy flags. The way they dance in tune with the breeze is fun and adds character to a still life piece of material.

This photo was taken on the levee in Baton Rouge at LSU. I like this spot because the flags there represent the four places I love the most - Baton Rouge, LSU, the USA, and the state of Louisiana.

I'm am also adding a rather shaky amateur video I took so that you know the powerful winds that were blowing on the day I took it.

April 8b

flags

sheldon cooper told us all

we wanted to know

in the big bang theory

in his youtube video

“sheldon cooper presents

fun with flags”

it was extremely funny

and contained a lot of gags

but i wondered how far away

was the farthest flag from America

could it be a foreign land

or places like greenland or antartica

no there’s farther ones still

they sit on the moon

and will be there until

forever i guess

but there are no less than two

farther than even those

on voyagers 1 and 2

which are moving outside the solar system

further  with each passing day

heading toward the milky way

so if by all rights it is known

we have portable galaxy flags

telling all aliens

they are not entirely alone

the usa flag stands for freedom

and even aliens don’t have it so hard

for if they want to join in

they can apply for green cards.

© rt tulley