Saturday, July 04, 2009

Iron Patriotism

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I was all set to post a picture of the John Adams statue today until I stopped by the constuction site of the new Quincy high school wing and saw this iron worker. As he was erecting the steel I-beams, 50 feet off the ground, I saw him stop to unsnag our country's flag from the block and tackle that hoisted the I-beams. I was touched by this show of respect while working and thought here's a man who doesn't take anything for granted. What an unexpected show of patriotism.

Happy Birthday to our country this 4th of July!

13 comments:

Alina said...

I cried just a little reading this. Thank you

brattcat said...

Outstanding shot, outstanding post. Thank you.

The Redhead Riter said...

Happy 4th of July!

marley said...

Very patriotic. Enjoy your day :)

Lowell said...

Very, very nice, Slim! Excellent photo, too!

Happy 4th to you and yours!

Trojan Gordon said...

Just stopping by to wish you Happy July 4th From London!

Lady P said...

I love the serendipity of life that living through the lens of a camera can make you so much more aware of- touching
lovely

EG CameraGirl said...

Hope your enjoying the 4th of July celebrations! I enjoyed this post. ;-)

Stefan Jansson said...

Nice photo for the celebrations.

ann daly said...

TEARS of JOY came to me as I read & viewed your AWESOME photograph....you are VERY GIFTED!!!!!!!!! :o)

The Lone Beader® said...

Awesome photo!

HS Mom of 4 said...

I was very touched by the photo and posting. Thank you for sharing.

Anonymous said...

its really nice shot with the flag.i always raise the flag on top.

john

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