So Proudly She Waves . . .

At Linderhof.    "She" being our American flag.     

This is "Flag Week" because "Flag Day" falls on June 14 and the week that includes June 14 is now known as "Flag Week".   Citizens are encouraged to fly Old Glory during this week.

By a Congressional Act in 1949, June 14 was designated as Flag Day.     Because on that day in 1777, the flag was adopted as the "Official Flag of the United States of America".

And although it was designated by a Congressional Act, it is not a National (nor Federal) holiday.    

I am proud of our Flag and proud, too, that many of my ancestors fought under that flag.   

Thus, during the week that June 14 falls, we proudly fly the red, white and blue!

In one of the chippy planters in the front.

And in the other chippy planter.

The white begonias are a perfect foil for the red, white and blue

It is our way to show that "We're Proud To Be An American".

Linderhof in her patriotic finery

And the big flag (3 feet by 5 feet) flies from the porch at Linderhof.

These small flags make me smile.

And even the back flower boxes get their flag decoration as well.

We'll put up the little flags after this week.    But we'll keep flying the "big" flag from the front porch.

The little flags get put out again during the week that the 4th of July falls.

We love to show our patriotism and flying the flag is one of the easiest ways we can do that.

It's Wednesday and I'm sharing my flags with Susan at A Southern Daydreamer for Outdoor Wednesday.