Happy Birthday, America!

Yesterday I went out into my neighborhood in Brooklyn to take pictures of American flags. Being the day before our nation's birthday, I thought there would be a show of patriotism. I was disappointed but not surprised that I walked for many blocks and could only find a handful including my own two. I even went back out with my dogs for a second trip to find more flags.

What I discovered was that the American flags that I did find looked like they had been up for a long time. Seemed to be only the old timers in the area, God Bless them. None of the new residents had any flags, nor did any of the 'luxury loft' condos have any either. You'd think that living under the shadow of the World Trade Center would have some kind of lasting effect.

Here is my slide show.