Good Will Bunting. Rutledge, Georgia.
Memorial Day 2015.
I’ve got my bunting on. Have you?
This is a photo from my porch.
Yesterday, I was riding my bike through nearby Rutledge and took note of all the bunting displayed.
This would make the perfect blog post. Timely, local and easy.
If you want to know the unvarnished truth coating the mind of a busy person who blogs. That’s it.
So I rode down there today to capture patriotism for you this Memorial Day weekend. After perusing the vegetable transplants at the hardware store, I headed onward deep into the heart of downtown Rutledge.
The stop can.
Yes, fiddling with my filters, hopping in and out of my car.
I witnessed a quiet town’s patriotism.
Birds chirping and cars passing by on the way to other places. Other spaces.
I’m afraid that my first thought on Memorial Day is yay the motorcycles will pass the house and it will be summer!
But with the passage of time, the more I reflect on the young soldiers who never had another hot dog or waved a flag as floats ferried past on a parade route.
Those who never again watched the joy of a child playing in a sprinkler’s spray.
Never got another chance for ice cream at The Caboose.
Never again played hide-and-peek with a ballon.
Or had a chance to draft an easy peasy Memorial Day blog post.
Nothing else to say but thank you.
Thank you so very much.
We just don’t have the same level of Patriotism here in Canada. Possibly because our holiday – Canada Day often occurs on a weekday? Same continent, different culture I guess.
Maybe it’s small town verses city — but in recent years, it seems more folks respecting those who have served in military. Regardless of political views.
Sobering
in a light-hearted way.
Love the StopCan.
xo
You nailed it, Jamie. This is a beautiful post and has landed among my South Main Muse favorites.
Thanks Karen. Hope you are enjoying the holiday weekend in our nation’s capital.
Red, white and blue waves to you Jani. xoxo
Ok so I have to admit I just went and Googled the difference between Veteran’s Day and Memorial Day. Up here in Canada we have Remembrance Day on Nov. 11. I love the idea that you guys have two – one for the living and one for the ones who died while serving. Great idea. Your photos are lovely.
Thanks Kelly. And we — as a Americans — have to remind ourselves of the special significance and difference.