Flags were at half mast this week in honor of First Lady Nancy Reagan. In addition to the U.S. flag in the above photo are the flag of North Carolina and the one for the Greensboro Grasshoppers, our minor league baseball team. The muted, silhouetted colors of the cement and metal items, above, make the color in the taut flags stand out. March winds yesterday held the flags tightly drawn, seemingly at attention.
The above photo features Natty's Hill over the outfield at the baseball field. It is sponsored by Natty Greene's Brewing Company, and a popular vantage point during ball games. Speaking of Natty Greene, tomorrow is the reenactment of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse at Country Park, where someone will be dressed up as our city's namesake, Nathanael Greene. They will be living life as if it were March 15th, 1781.
If the weather continues to be as lovely as it was yesterday, the re-enactors of a decisive battle of the American Revolutionary War will have a wonderful weekend for reliving history. All of those natural fibers they wear, as well as their cotton tents, can be pretty miserable on a wet weekend. Here's hoping for an all-around great weekend for all of the re-enactors and all of our readers-- regardless of where you are!
Windy weather must be the norm these days. It has certainly been windy here. I don't like it! That was quite a procession of cars - must have been 50 of them!
Wishing you a good weekend.
Posted by: Lowell | Friday, March 11, 2016 at 07:35 AM
General Greene was an extraordinary commander of that war.
I imagine it's possible the flag was at half mast at the American embassy here.
Posted by: William Kendall | Friday, March 11, 2016 at 11:12 AM