Celebrating Your State

Several hours were spent at the big flea market nearby yesterday. Actually, Don says it covers about 8 acres so you can imagine how huge it is and how long it would take to see everything there. Well, we didn't see but about 1/3 of it in 3 hours but we enjoyed every minute of it. At least some of us did. One lady decided to go off on her own and she had no phone to keep in touch. It was at least an hour later before we caught up with her and then only because she was brave enough to ask some lady to use her phone to call me. She left a message saying she would be waiting at the main entrance for us.

Today, there was a memorial service held for one of the seasonal residents from Pennsylvania who passed away back home. There was a military service held to honor Tom who had served in the armed forces. Whenever a veteran dies, they always put out a pair of boots at the memorial site in the park and lower the park flag that represents that person's branch of service (in Tom's case, it was the Army flag).

The snowbirds from the various states hold a day honoring their home state. Today was Wisconsin Day. They had a decorated golf cart parade around the park, played their fight song and waved their colorful flags. I didn't see them coming in time to get back to the RV to get my camera so there is no photo. Perhaps next time. Tomorrow, snowbirds are celebrating Ohio Day. They have a big picnic just for them, and I don't know what all they do but they make a full day of celebrating.