“On Decoration Day” Political cartoon c 1900 by John T. McCutcheon. Caption: “You bet I’m goin’ to be a soldier, too, like my Uncle David, when I grow up.”
Soldiers National Monument at the center of Gettysburg National Cemetery
Enjoy your Memorial Day in any way or tradition and remember Memorial Day and how it came to be! See link >>>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Day
Photos by Shirley Birr; click to enlarge.
I love spring! I love all the seasons, but spring’s special because of the freshness and anticipation for a fun summer; grass growing, buds budding, flowers blooming, birds chirping, giving everything a facelift with fresh paint, lots of work with a spring in one’s step!
Shirley captured in photos, what speak a 1,000 words! Roger
Oriole!
Female and male grosbeaks!
Humming bird feeders!
Our “park” setting across the road. An acre we’ve cultivated as a little retreat complete with a vegetable and flower garden
“The sailing grandpa”, as the grandkids refer to me, prepping a Sailfish we bought for the grandkids, hoping they get to enjoy sailing like we do—starting with a much smaller boat (kind of how I started my enjoyment and love for sailing)!
For all of Shirley’s photos, see >>> https://www.facebook.com/roger.birr.9/media_set?set=a.1678820925491871.1073742051.100000919388161&type=3&pnref=story
Amy Thiel, Choral Director
Oconto Falls High School
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