Flags

Flags have always been an interest of mine and I love to take pictures of flags, especially the US Flag. In my opinion, we do have one of the best looking flags in the world.

For those that wish, here is a nice website that will give you some quick factoids on flags of the world: http://www.worldflags101.com/

And here is a nice site on flag etiquette: http://www.usflag.org/flagetiquette.html

And finally, a link to international maritime signal flags:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_maritime_signal_flags

Flags are not the easiest things to photograph, the wind always seems to blow them "this way or that way" right as you press the button. Or just the opposite, no wind, droopy flag. OK, so now you know I have a gazillion shots of "not so great flag shots"....On with the photos.....

As I think I have mentioned before, my friend always flies an American Flag when we are on board, I believe this is the evening we were introduced to Norwegian Fish soup...



A snapshot I took on board one the the US ships when she visited Oslo....


I love this shot, it was taken from our neighbor's house in NC and looks down on our land (I ended up sending them a replacement flag as a gift for being so nice to us over the years).


Our flag stands out among the many....


One of the many pennants flown on board my friend's boat...


This was taken in the town of Aiken, GA
(The Brits do have a nice looking flag as well).


Again in Aiken, GA...


A variety of flags in an outdoor hall....


Our little friend was kind enough to pose for this picture (but was probably scoping the place out for leftover Fish soup)...


USA, USA...as the chant goes....Good luck to the US Soccer team who are playing Cuba today as part of the qualifications to go to the World Cup in South Africa in 2010. This is a historic match, as the last time the US played on Cuban soil was back in 1947. (http://ussoccer.com/)


Looking down Karl Johans Gate (main street in Oslo) on May 17th, Norway's national day...


And here we are celebrating the day....