SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2014... FLAG DAY!

Moore property--Flag at rest

"Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave? Sure I love my country with all her faults. I'm not ashamed of that, never have been, never will be."---John Wayne

I agree with John Wayne.
This is the flag I love and respect.
This is the flag I pledge allegiance to. 
This is the flag that flies 24 hours a day on my property, all through the year.
This flag is lit at night to make it visible to all who pass my property, even in the darkness.
This flag is the symbol of the United States of America, the country I love.
And like John Wayne, I have never been ashamed to say that.
--Rose Moore

FUNGUS AMONG US? I'M LIKIN' THIS LICHEN!...

     As much as I like to think of myself as a sky person, I find great beauty and interest at ground-level too.
     Look up; look down; look around.
     Walk with your eyes wide open...
      You will see all sorts of things!

      Here I share four fungus photos from our woodland; the patterns can be fascinating!

THIS FUNGUS ON A ROTTING STUMP BESIDE THE CREEK LOOKS MORE LIKE AN OYSTER SHELL

LOOKING LIKE A GOOSE STANDING ON A PILE OF PANCAKES, THE PANCAKES ARE ACTUALLY FUNGUS!

LOVELY WOODLAND FLOWERS ON A STUMP? NO, IT'S FUNGUS!

A FAMILY OF FUNGUS.

LlKE FLORAL WALLPAPER, THIS FUNGAL PATTERN DECORATES AN OLD STUMP!

AND WHAT IS THIS? A FUNGUS? OR A PORTOBELLO MUSHROOM?

AND NOW HERE'S ANOTHER FUN FUNGUS, SEEN TODAY, JULY 8, 2014!

FORGIVE US OUR DEBTS?...

The news today: President promises initiatives to get college students out from under "the crushing debts" of student loans. Already things are set up so they can stay on parents' insurance past their mid 20s. Next they'll need initiatives to get out from under crushing car debts, crushing mortgage debts... When will banks, finance companies, parents, taxpayers (et cetera) need initiatives to get out from under the crushing costs of people who don't intend to repay their debts?
                   
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