Posts Tagged: American flag

Flying High, Flying Free

An American flag flies from its sky-high pole at our home year-around. A U.S. Air Force veteran lives here, and the survivors of generations of veterans, starting with the American Revolution, live here. On Memorial Day, Flag Day and Veterans' Day, we...

A monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, flutters on the American flag. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, flutters on the American flag. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

On Flag Day, Both Flags and Monarchs Flutter

Today, June 14, is Flag Day, a time when we celebrate and commemorate our American flag. Our Continental Congress adopted the "Stars and Stripes" as our nation's flag on June 14, 1777. Historians tell us that President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed June 14...

A majestic monarch butterfly, an icon, on an American flag. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A majestic monarch butterfly, an icon, on an American flag. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Two Icons: Old Glory and the Glorious Monarch

Two icons, the American flag and the monarch butterfly, are flying high today. The American flag, or "Old Glory," symbolizes our democracy. The 13 stripes represent the 13 colonies that declared--and won--independence from Great Britain. The 50 stars in...

Two icons: the American flag, which represents our democracy, and the monarch butterfly, which is linked to a monarchy. The common name, "monarch," refers to "The Prince of Orange" who would later become known as King William III of England." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Two icons: the American flag, which represents our democracy, and the monarch butterfly, which is linked to a monarchy. The common name, "monarch," refers to "The Prince of Orange" who would later become known as King William III of England." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Happy Independence Day!

Today we celebrate the Fourth of July, also known as Independence Day. History books tell us that on July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, declaring the 13 colonies a new nation and no longer part of the British...

A newly eclosed female monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, touches down on an American flag. Another star. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A newly eclosed female monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, touches down on an American flag. Another star. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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