Putting Fingers to keyboard...#WQ: Theme.....Flags

It's another week of  Wednesday Quotes, hosted by Marsha from Always Write. If you're interested in joining, you can find more about #WQ here. 

This weeks theme is flags, which is very fitting since yesterday was the 4th. I may actually get this posted on Wednesday! 

Flags serve many purposes...when I googled the significance of flags, here were a few things that popped up:

~unifying objects to bring its people together. A symbol holding the incredible power to unify, whether that's a competitive nudge in a sports game, a nation celebrating its history, rulers, and freedoms together, or a sign of solidarity for a nation facing times of violence. (shipwreckcharleston.co.uk)

~Every country flag is the pride of the nation and the symbol of unity, freedom, and self-governance. Initially, the flags were the wooden poles with carvings.(flagsworld.org)

~ flags have significance to each nation due to their ability to unify their people around a distinct artifact that they hold true to themselves. (showallegience.com)

Local river boat cruise ship docked on the Columbia river in Kalama, WA

The colors of flags have significance as well. For example: Red stands for hardiness and valor, white for purity and innocence, and blue for vigilance, perseverance and diligence. My moms side of the family is Italian so I thought I'd see what that flags colors mean...green for freedom, white for faith, Red for charity. My dads family is from Slovakia and their colors stand for unity and independence. 

My mother in laws family is Swiss...I found these two photos from when we visited Switzerland in 2019. I wish I had thought to get a photo of an Italian flag. 

There are flag of surrender, red flags of warning. Sports teams have flags that are called Tifos: Tifo is the word used to describe a colourful, vibrant and usually choreographed visual display by football supporters. 

The Portland Timbers army are well known for their Tifo's. 

My grandson when he was 2. 

One of the murals in downtown Vancouver, Wa. Called the remembrance wall, honors veterans from WWII-Vietnam and was done in 2005.

The financial district in NYC! 

Spotted this bench while visiting the New England States. I can't remember if it was in Vermont or New Hampshire.

Outside the plaza hotel in NYC. There is always an American flag on the far right (which I didn't get in the photo), then the hotel flag on far right. Next to it is the flag for the hotel flag/affiliate, and then they will often fly flags of countries for visiting diplomats, etc. 

Some fun flag cupcakes I made one year to bring to the fireworks stand my girls were running. 

With Joy Unquenchable,

Kirstin