Happy 4th

The flags are flying at the Elks club.

Some people celebrate differently.

 

Happy Valentine's Day

Love is in the air, and on the wall at Marbles children's museum.

 

All seasons?

I guess stores need to be prepared for all holidays.  I think September is a little early for Halloween, but Christmas is creeping in.

 

50% off

 

After every holiday comes the sale.

The Uncle Sam Gnomes must not have been a big seller.

Or the patriotic hand towels.

Red, white and blue ribbon anyone?

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween!

I never thought that Halloween was a time to decorate your house, but the neighbors are really getting into it!

A zombie apocalypse,

a haunted bird bath

and a skull eating rabbit?

 

Blushing bride?

Two skinny love birds

As seen in Costo.  

 

Christmas time already!

I found these last week in September!  Lowe's has all their Christmas decorations for sale already.  

Blow-up Yeti's, Snowmen (including Olaf), reindeer, light up Santa, and these little Christmas village buildings.  

What happened to Thanksgiving?

Happy Fourth

I know, I know.  Not very original.  In fact it's the same picture I posted last year.  But what are you going to do...

 

Juneteenth in Apex

Juneteenth is our newest national holiday!  It celebrates the day that enslaved people in Texas were set free.  For many it is the equivalent to Independence day for Black people.

Apex is a gentrified town outside of Raleigh.  This was their first Juneteenth celebration. 

With face painting,

dancing, and more. 

 The Apex police department was there along with Black Lives Matter.  Everyone had a good time.

 

Happy Mother's day

This new mom has her hands full!

 

Happy Thanksgiving

We walked through the neighborhood looking for Thanksgiving decorations.  There weren't very many.

Most people have skipped Thanksgiving and gone straight to Christmas.

 

Boo!

 

Happy Halloween

Happy Independence Day

Happy 4th.

Memorial Day

The view from the House of Memory in Oakwood's Confederate Cemetery.

This cemetery was started in 1869 to inter North Carolina's Confederate dead. 

 (see here).

Happy Thanksgiving!

We made these little turkeys yesterday in the refugee ESL class I teach.  The tails are outlines of their hands, and they  wrote things they are thankful for on the tail feathers.  Home, Family, Safety, God, Church, School, Teacher.

If only all refugees could have these simple things.

Veterans Day

Fort Macon protected Beaufort Harbor from Pirates, Yankees, Confederates and German U-Boats.  The cannons are still pointed out into the inlet channel.  See more here.

Happy Thanksgiving

This guy won't get eaten but he may be deflated. 
 Happy Thanksgiving.  

Happy Fourth!

As I've shown before, it seems to be very important to have a wreath on your front door.  This one was particularly appropriate for the fourth of July.

Happy Mother's Day

Of course Mother Nature drives a Prius.

Happy Thanksgiving

I don't think this turkey has to worry about being eaten today, but he's concerned about something.