Flag Day: Will You Be Ready?

Article by: John T Jones, Ph.D.

Flag Day: Will You Be Ready?

Flag Day is on June 14th. Will you be ready to fly Old Glory?

Flag Day comes and you find that your neighbors have flags flying but you don't. You wonder why you didn't get a telescoping flagpole , An Introduction To Vinyl Fences for your front lawn , Patio Design – Expanding Your Home Outdoors or a deluxe flagpole , 3 Easy Steps to Growing Plants from Seed for your porch. , Outdoor Wood Furniture – Check the Wood Species Before Purchasing Well, that's why I'm giving you a head start this year.

Flag Etiquette

The flag is usually flown during daylight hours. It is hoisted briskly in the morning and more slowly in a reverent manner in the evening. The flag should be carefully folded at the end of the day.

You may be asked by a government agency to fly your flag at half staff when someone dies. Pull the flag to the top of the pole before lowering it to the half staff position. Also do the same when you retire the flag in the evening.

Folding the flag is easy. Fold the flag laterally AVOIDING the covering of the field of blue , The Most Essential Gardening Equipment with the stripes. Now fold it the same way again still exposing the field of blue. , Patio Cover Designs Starting at the stripe end, make a triangular fold. Now repeat this until you have folded up through the field of blue , What to Feed Your Fish During Colder Winter Months and to the end of the flag. See this procedure at http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagetiq.html.

When your flag is old and tattered, take it to a local , Hydroponic Plant Systems - What, No Dirt? Boy Scout troop. Have them burn the flag in their traditional ceremony. You may attend the ceremony if you like. During the life of the flag, it should have never hit the ground.

American Flag History

Two Americans are known in relationship to the flag. One is Betsy Ross. No one knows for sure that she made the first American flag. The myth was generated long after her death. However, she made some flags in colonial America.

Francis Scott Key referred to the Star-Spangled Banner in his poem during the War of 1812.

Oh, say can you see, by the dawn's early light, , Harvesting Herbs What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, , Spring Wedding Flowers Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home , Patio Cover Designs of the brave?

I mentioned in an earlier article that the National Anthem was put to music using an old English drinking song called the To Anacreon in Heaven. See the history of the flag at Fort McHenry at http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/us-henry.html.

Ground mounts for flagpoles , Patio Design – Expanding Your Home Outdoors should be securely anchored according to the instructions that come with the flagpole. , Spring Wedding Flowers A sack or two of ready-mix concrete , Outdoor Sports Lighting is usually sufficient for a 20-foot telescoping flagpole. , Birdhouses I recommend a telescoping flagpole , Water Pond Designs because it requires no ropes or lanyards that can tangle in the wind, etc.

Deck or dock mounts should be securely bolted to the deck , Annuals - 5 Easy To Grow Flowers or dock following the instructions that come with those mounts. Although a ground mount usually comes with a flagpole, , Spring Wedding Flowers dock and deck , What to Feed Your Fish During Colder Winter Months mounts are extra.

Lots of folks like to display their flag at sporting events, flea markets, or when camping. A wheel mount is good for this. You drive your car or trailer tire over the wheel mount and you have an anchored mount for your flag. You may find a carrying case useful to transport your flagpole , Light Up Your Garden And Brighten Your Life to your event.

Telescoping flag poles usually will accommodate the American Flag and a second flag of your choice, such as a state or school flag.

Wall-mounted flags are usually of the 6-foot pole types that come with a flag. Mounting the flagpole , The Basics of Mulch to an outside , Want to Stamp Your Patio? wall is relatively simple. Just make sure you follow instructions. Don't buy an inexpensive flagpole , The Uses of Compost! kit at your local , Dogs and Gardens: 10 Tips for Enjoying Your Dog and Your Garden Too store. Get one that will last.

You can see flagpoles , The Uses of Compost! and mounts of the above types at http://www.aaaflagpoles.com.

Let's fly Old Glory this next Flag Day!

The End

John T. Jones, Ph.D. (tjbooks@hotmail.com, a retired VP of R&D for Lenox China, is author of detective & western novels, nonfiction (business, scientific, engineering, humor), poetry, etc. Former editor of Ceramic Industry Magazine. He is Executive Representative of IWS sellers of Tyler Hicks wealth-success books and kits. He also sells TopFlight flagpoles. , Thyme: The Herb of Courage He calls , Gardening Tips For the Beginner himself "Taylor Jones, the hack writer."

More info: http://www.tjbooks.com

Business web , Outdoor Sports Lighting site: http://www.aaaflagpoles.com

What's Inside
Snakes - They're Not as Slithery as Some People I Know! - When I was a youngster growing , Gardeners Gift Ideas up in the 1960's and early 70's, I was lucky that we lived on a farm , Growing in My Garden out in the country. One of the favorite pastimes I had, was going hunting for snakes on a nice warm sunny day. Living on the farm, , Tips on Outdoor Patio Heaters was like living...
Garden Etiquette - How To Act When In Another's Garden - One thing I've noticed in recent years (and others have also mentioned in passing) is that there seems to be more garden , How To Keep Birds Off Of Your Patio Furniture visitors who are "out of sorts" and, at times, downright disrespectful and thoughtless. I recently overheard a couple of avid...
Let Your Venus Flytrap Frost Over - Every autumn, , History of the Adirondack Chair I receive lots of email from growers telling me how they brought their Venus Flytraps indoors , Patio Umbrellas and Beach Umbrellas. Practical and Appealing. because of a weather , Benefits of Mulch forecast predicting frost.It is a myth, plain and simple, that these North American carnivorous plants , Solar Garden Lights must b...
Roses and Juniper Rock Gardens - Wide circle driveways don’t happen much anymore, but when they do, what do you do with them? Clear out the grass, , An Introduction to Bonsai Maple Trees mound up some soil, , Tricky Seed Sowing Techniques and park a few boulders in strategic positions and you’ve got the perfect spot for an artistic rose garden. , Using Push Reel Mowers Plan...
How To Choose a Landscape Contractor - Well designed and installed landscaping , Growing Great Potatoes adds considerable value to your home , Funniest Pond Stories-Part 1, May 2004 (14 - 17 percent), allowing you a return on your investment of 100 to 200 percent. Choosing the right contractor(s) can determine the success or failure of this important...
Properly Watering Hillside and Sloped Landscaping - Sloped and hillside lawns , Creating Low Maintenance Gardens and landscapes , Bird Feeders: Look Who's Coming to Dinner tend to develop dry dead spots during the hot , Building Liner Ponds part of the season. , Quick Lawn Care Tips For Achieving the Perfect Lawn This is primarily due to water , Flowers – One of Life's Small Pleasures run off before it has a chance to saturate into the soil. , Keep It Tidy! Your Home Outdoors Will Look Its Very Best When You Use Good Storage Methods! Deep saturation is a key to a healthy , Compost: Food for the Soil lawns and pla...
Picking up Roses for Your Landscape - Roses are greatly admired by gardeners as well as by ordinary diletants. They are the perfect flower , Winterizing Your Roses combination for anyone’s garden. , Fall is the Time to Get Your Trees and Shrubs Ready for Winter: Here's What to Do Bouquets of roses , Creativity with Ponds and cut roses , Growing Nostalgic "Old s" In Your Garden can add to the colorful ambience of your home. , Testing Your Soil Roses , A Storage Bench Provides Much Needed Outdoor Space can also be used to decorate...
Outdoor Kitchens: Attention All Cooks - You've Never Had It This Good! - The art of cooking outdoors , Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) has transformed, it is now possible to entertain your friends, family and guests in and elaborate, well-equipped outdoor , Selection Of Garden Tractors kitchen. We’ve come a long way. Outdoor , Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) cooking is an increasingly sophisticated avocation. An...
The Secret of Rooting Cuttings - The secret of rooting cuttings can be summed up in two words.“Timing and technique”.When you do your cuttings is every bit as important as how you do them. So if you do the right thing, at the right time of the year, your efforts are...

Flag Day: Will You Be Ready?

Landscape Gardening

Seasonal Gardening