Running Toward Danger

 We passed by this house just a few blocks away. Had to back up and take a second look at their unusual flag. Can you guess what it represents?

The flag is known as the Thin Line Flag, or First Responder Support Flag.  It replaces the usual stripes with different colored ones. It is often displayed to show solidarity with first responders and military personnel.

Each colored stripe represents support for different public service professions:

Blue – Law enforcement

Red – Firefighters

Green – Military

White – Emergency Medical Services

“A first responder flag is courage stitched into color, waving for those who run toward danger.”

Maybe Christmas Doesn't Come From A Store

 Last month we looked around our little downtown Christmas Festival. There were lots of kids and parents, This is a giant inflatable snow globe that you can go inside for a photo. The grinch was there too!

Some people brought their dogs in very cute outfits.

I thought this was so sweet. Perhaps a dad tending to an infant while the rest of the family had fun.

Cars were wearing antlers.

By now the moon had started to come out.

One last sight as we drive home. The Abominable Snowman! Do you believe in him, or in Bigfoot? I saw a show the other night with policemen and military men who all claimed to have seen him.

“The Grinch reminds us joy can sneak up on anyone.”

Remembering How To Dream

 Greenland has been very much in the news lately. So I thought you may like to see it's beauty. No, I have never been there. I found the pics on the web.

Greenland has the world’s largest natural park. It is the largest island globally. The population is about 56,000.

It has some of the oldest rocks on earth, some 3.8 billion years old. 

Greenland was founded in 1728 by a Danish Norwegian missionary.

Greenland has no roads connecting it’s towns.

“Greenland feels like the earth remembering how to dream.”

A Real Lifesaver

 Some of you may remember my Lifesaver succulent. It has been doing so well for quite a few years. But this year some of it's stems have started to die.

Despite that, it is still blooming beautifully! It is called Lifesaver plant because the flowers look like Lifesaver candy. 

So it seems to be both thriving, blooming, and dying all at the same time. I finally cut the dead stems off and it does look a bit better. I am afraid to repot it, as they love being rootbound.

• “A flower that looks like candy but grows like grit.”

A Fragile Window

 Have you ever heard of Plate Ice? I hadn't, until I came across some gorgeous photos of it.

“Plate ice is winter’s glass, laid gently across the world.”

Dressed To Honk

 You may remember the goose in a neighbor's front yard that was dressed for Christmas. Well, to my horror, this week he is totally naked!

But a few blocks away, I happened to see another goose who was well dressed. I love the cap with the pom pom.

And he had a real live squirrel buddy! Why can't people dress squirrels like they do geese?

They also had nice porch furniture and a pretty painting on their window.

“A well‑dressed goose improves the whole neighborhood.”

Sunday Sunset

 We were up on a hill when I noticed the trees under the mountains. They are grey bare trees. But the sunset made them look orange!

In fact, our Blue Ridge Mountains are really blue. But the sunset had made them orange as well!

And for those of you who were expecting an actual sunset; here you go.

“The mountains hold the sun a moment longer, as if reluctant to let the day go.”