Flags of my Country

I have wanted a flagpole, a proper flagpole, in my garden for years. The lockdown has presented me with an opportunity to get on and erect it. Carole is happy with where I’ve put it and more happy that I Have promised I won’t be performing daily Sun-up or sun-down ceremonies (I was in the Army, the flag went up in the morning if you’d remembered to take it down the night before).

Hardest part was digging the 48” hole for the ‘sleeve’ and then figuring out how to connect the clips to the halyard rope. The flags of the United Kingdom and of England now fly above my little piece of Lincolnshire.

Thank you for your views, comments and favs on yesterday’s offering. Much appreciated.

[Lynda McG]

Awww, I love seeing our flags in gaŕdens - we should be more patriotic I think! Good on ya Phil 🇬🇧

[gloria jones]

Wonderful capture

[Desi]

Love it. And love the patriotism associated with it

[Milanie]

So glad you fulfilled your wish - love a house with a flag.

[John Sutton]

I don't think its the running the flag up and down the flag pole that Carole objected to but I understand your bugle playing is truly awful 😂

[Phil Sandford]

@johnsutton I’ve got it, reveille, recorded on iTunes 😜😜

[Carole Sandford]

I quite like that it is a proper flag pole. Looks good.

[JackieR]

Need joke ones now, like ours!!!

[Jane Martin]

I've always wanted a flagpole! Fantastic! You can collect a flag for every event! Hope you've flown the union Jack the right way up!

[Lou Ann]

We have a flagpole in our front yard, it has a solar light on top that lights the flag at night so we don’t have to remove it at night. Jerry is retired military like you, and quite a fanatic about our American flag. Your pole and flags look wonderful.

[Esther Rosenberg]

Love it!!

[Babs]

Very patriotic. Glad to hear you won't be raising or lowering the flag. I thought I would have to start polishing the bugle.