It's been a wonderful four-day weekend for the Memorial Day weekend, or as my grandmother still called Decoration Day. Weather wise, it's been beautiful and feels wonderful. We have some family coming today for a little cook out and some cocktails later. In addition to that Mistress Maddie's #1 Fan is also here. We took an impromptu day trip, with the Capital Street Duo to a charming little town in Maryland yesterday, cool vibe, artsy crowd, and diverse and friendly people. More on that later. I also took a visit Friday over to the Rolling Green Cemetery to pay respects to my father who passed back in 2001. We was in the US Army. I had never been since I was living away for years, so it's taken 23 years to get there to see it. I had never seen the memorial grave marker. They don't do tombstones for it makes the lawn maintenance easier and less vandalism. You'd be surprised at the stories of more and more cemeteries being vandalized. It was amazing to see all the flags and just how many service people were at rest here. The cemetery themselves put the flags up for every veteran. A nice gesture, I think. It's nice to say thank you to a veteran or just pay your respects for the freedoms and liberties we have today.
Happy Memorial Day
Nice remembrance of Memorial Day at the cemetery.
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ReplyDeleteVery nice post and how nice the cemetery does the flags...so pretty. and looks to be a lot of them. I zoomed in one your father memorial plate, very nice details. I'm a big cemetery visitor too.
ReplyDeleteVery nice post. I remember how Fort Rosecrans was decorated when my mother was there. I'm assuming it's not the same at the civilian cemetery where my family members are.
ReplyDeleteNice you do that. You don't see many people visiting cemeteries like you used to.
ReplyDeleteFantastic piece too. Warm, sonorous, dignified, & memorable. The CSO performed this piece in 2018 I believe. Dr. Still's music is making a slow comeback, largely to a generation of listeners who have never heard of him. Contrapuntal isn't his strength in my opinion, but his melodic phrasing is lovely and inspiring, as in this piece. Simplicity can conceal greatness. We have to get beyond just Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart, etc. There are many very good composers, and some who even lifted their music to greatness in composition, if only we would give a listen!
Happy Memorial Day! Here's to the four-day weekend. Lovely passage of music too. Absolutely heartfelt and tearful!
ReplyDeleteYes...Thank you to the service people on all our branches for keeping us safe then and now. A Happy Memorial Day.
ReplyDeleteI heard this piece being played on public radio, and luckily had Shazam app to identify it. It broke out of the noise of the usual classical music with which I have become accustomed to hearing regularly. I am surprised it took me 30 years of listening to classical music to run across this little gem. My first thought was Shostakovich.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great Memorial Day song.
Lovely tribute, sweetpea. xoxo
ReplyDeleteI’m glad you got to pay your respects.
ReplyDeleteHappy Memorial Day!
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Thanks, from those of us who proudly served.
ReplyDeleteThe weather in Southern California was beautiful today, making for a wonderful Memorial Day. God bless all our brave fallen hero’s and their families.
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We had one rain shower, but not enough to dampen any festivities thankfully.
DeleteI forgot your Dutch. Excellent pictures....and A Happy Memorial Day to one and all.
ReplyDeleteHappy Memorial Day! Very nice post. Thank You.
ReplyDeleteNice that you were able to pay your respects. My Dad was in the army. I miss him very much.
ReplyDeleteMaybe they are having drinks together somewhere, discussing how their sons are , huh....loose!
DeleteMy grandfather in WWI, My dad served in WWII, me and my brother during Vietnam. There is not a generation that has NOT seen war. Pretty f'in sad.
ReplyDeleteYour right. Same here with family. Even my half nephew...a year younger was in Desert Storm.
DeleteTous les tresors du monde ne recompenseront jamais les sacrifices consentis les americains pendant la Premiere et la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Tous des heros d’honneur.
ReplyDelete- Beau Mec
Je pense que c’est un beau gars tout à fait juste. Comment peuvent-ils être suffisamment récompensés ? Et malheureusement, beaucoup ici ne sont pas mieux traités si vous voulez mon avis.
DeleteMy uncle was interred in a military cemetery. He got a 21-gun salute, which I learned was seven guns fired three times. Up to then, I had assumed it was 21 guns fired once!
ReplyDeleteSame, I wouldn't have known that either toots. I learned something.
Deletevery interesting!
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