Twilight. August 7, 2020. 5:32 am. 67° F. Cloud Cover: 86%. The Cove, Stamford, CT.
90+ min walk. 100+ photos.
It was Amateur Hour (or hour and a half).
Hand shake. Blurry shots. Crooked shots. Underexposed shots. Overexposed shots. Dark light. Bad light.
Rain drops on lens. No pink or orange hues lighting up the cove. Dense cloud cover.
Hide tide. Birds in hiding.
But…
as I rounded the corner at Cove Island Park, there it was. The American Flag. Softly flapping in the breeze. I pause to watch… listening to its rustling, as it folded and unfolded. No press briefings. No shameless politicians.
Just the American flag, the silence of the daybreak and me. And an intense and overwhelming feeling of gratitude for this Country and it’s great people…and what you all have given my family and me.
Live & Learn 
and thank you for this.
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VOTE!
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He can’t…
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Correct.
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😔
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As a “new” American a tear comes to my eye everytime i hear the national anthem in a sport venue. I consider myself lucky everytime i hear news coming out of the old country. Gratitude envelops me everytime
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I am a very new American too, Michael! And I feel the same way. It was a very hard decision to make, as I have two other citizenships. That day I stood and recited the oath of allegiance with a couple hundred others I knew I made the right choice.
https://thelasttambourine.wordpress.com/2018/05/29/so-help-me-god/
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Wonderful Michael. Thanks for sharing.
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Tears for the beauty of your words, of gratitude. Thanks.
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Thank you Mary Ann
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Yeah, there are still a LOT of things to be thankful for…. and good on you for realising and acting on it. You guys have a lot to take on, live with, battle with, and the end – when it comes (in November) will just be the starting block to more work, uphill battle, sighs and worries. I do not envy you.
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Thank you Kiki. Yes, hopefully there is an end and a new beginning.
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So touching Dave. Yep – I’ll appreciate the good along with the bad and the ugly right now.
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Thanks Val. And so True.
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Gratitude does fill the heart, doesn’t it?
I’m happy for you that you’ve found this
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Oh, implying like I never had any before until I was blessed with you and Sawsan and your thousands points of light (and corrections?)
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No. No implying whatsoever! It just seems that in the past 90 days, you have given yourself a gift. First the running turned to walking with the addition of photography which, by nature of what it is, gets you to stop, breathe and notice even more (you who already have a very heightened sense of observation).
Sheesh. And you call ME sensitive?
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LAUGHING. (Thank you)
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Good! You’re welcome!
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😔
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Needed this on this Friday, pal. Thank you. So glad the Kanigans are here…
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Thank you Lori.
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Reblogged this on It Is What It Is and commented:
Take a look!! … “Just the American flag, the silence of the daybreak and me. And an intense and overwhelming feeling of gratitude for this Country and it’s great people … and what you all have given my family and me.”
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what a beautiful tribute to the flag and what it stands for…
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Thank you Jim.
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It’s a wonderful feeling. I treasure one of my flag photos taken in DC. 🙂
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It is Melinda. It is.
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I know your from Canada but also know you are a proud American!!!!!
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Proud of America. Absolutely.
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Traitor. But you found love there so I can’t hold it against you…
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FUNNY
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