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Big Summer Colors in the Yard Spring brings in the abundance of colors and once the heat of summer arrives, there are less colors available. The day lilies are brief yet colorful. With the excessive heat we have experienced and recently the harsh are form the western fires, one seeks some color w...

Friday Flags: Respect for a Lost US SenatorAcross our country, respect is being shown for US Sen. Lindsey Graham, (R-SC) who passed this week, shortly after turning 71.A long time representative for South Carolina, he often championed legislation that would benefit the country.As a member of an e...

Friday Flags: Lest There Be any Doubt of PatriotismWe have flags on all the poles as one approaches the center of Prospect CT. The go up just before Memorial Day and will be there through the end of season and until they just don't look that good anymore.On the road that comes up from Naugatuck, ...

Celebrating the Oldest Democracy in the WorldHappy Birthday, America, a Democracy of 250 years and a light that shines for the world to see.It began as frustrated long-distance subjects felt neglected and abandoned by their King. Feeling as being taken advantage of for their location and resource...

Friday Flags: Prospect Veteran's Memorial with A Full FlagFor the July 4th celebration, I got a wave from a flag in the center of Prospect that in my mind, was just like use me, use me.The monument on the town green, is a memorial to all the town residents that were lost in wars, and it also show...

Getting Value from an ActiveRain MembershipThe text was regal: Ask Not What ActiveRain can do for you, But What You can do for ActiveaRain.  For those of us that remember the 60's, it was a challenge to Americans to open their minds and give something of themselves to make their country better.In...

Friday Flags:  A Flag With 2 SentinelsLast Sunday, as I went to share a moment at my father's resting place, I couldn't miss the wind stirring up the flag across the driveway from his plot.  The cemetery association has a flag displayed with some low evergreens as well as 2 sentinels. Standing at...

Zoom Call of June 23, 2026 Roundtable DiscussionThe platform is into its 20th year and for all that it has been to many, there is always the concern as to who will set the stage for the next decade. Of importance and discussed on the Zoom call is the involvement of newer members. The presumption ...

Friday Flags: A Golf Trip with a BonusOur Wednesday morning senior golf league is rather large and to keep enthusiasm going, they schedule a once a month away day to play on a different course. The course, this week was in Simsbury CT on a course that offers many challenges.After parking, I went ...

Friday Flags: Sit and Relax in Watertown CTFo a few years now, I have played in a senior golf league in Watertown CT on Wednesday mornings. Not only does it allow me time on a course I greatly enjoy, but I get to play with some fellow golfers that I have known for guite a few years.There was some...