Our town has a wonderful little Memorial Day parade and it goes right by our house on the way to the cemetery.   Some veterans ride by in vintage cars, some march.  The boy scouts, girl scouts, police dept and firemen ( and trucks) parade by as well.  There’s a Revolutionary War drum corps and people in period dress. The Minutemen have their muskets and they are fired from time to time.  Little kids ( and big ones too) cover their ears at the sharp report.   Its a great parade.   Here are some red, white and blue  flowers from the garden in honor of Memorial Day and our Veterans.

 

Peony – ‘Early Scout’

 

White lilac that came with the property

 

Wood hyacinths

 

Solomon’s seal

 

Hydrangea

 

Amsonia from friend Karen H.

 

White bleeding heart

 

Baptisia

 

 

Blueberry blossoms

 

 

The red chairs – a place to sit and contemplate