HAPPY 4th OF JULY!

In God We Trust

Welcome to another color post! In honor of the holiday, I rolled out the “red, white, and blue carpet.”

Thanks to my friend, Jewels, for the idea! I hope y’all enjoy.  🙂

4th of July bouquet

May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please,

but as the opportunity to do what is right. ~ Peter Marshall

In matters of style, swim with the current;

in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson

Good eats…

Red pepper and onion for red quinoa salad

Perfect peppers and such

Searing tuna steaks

Searing tuna steaks in olive oil

Fresh summer berries

Can’t beat fresh strawberries

…and good treats!

"Flag" cookie

Pass the cookie and no one gets hurt!

4th of July cherries

Delightful!

Watermelon in red bowl

Summer wouldn’t be the same without watermelon

Semper Fi yard flag

God’s blessings on our troops

A soldier doesn’t fight because he hates what is in front of him. He fights because he LOVES what he left behind.

Gold is good in its place but living, brave, patriotic men (and women) are better than gold. ~ Abraham Lincoln

If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under. ~ Ronald Reagan

The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war. ~ Douglas MacArthur

Red Chevy truck

Vintage ’57 Chevy truck

Red and white truck

Festive truck

Red barn, blue sky, and white clouds

Red, white, and blue country style! (Photo not taken by me.)

Red hummingbird feeder

Hummingbird feeder in our yard

Red tulip

Perfection in the form of a red tulip

Faithful flag

Old Glory flying in the wind

Red…

Raspberries

I want some!

Red tulips

Bold, red tulips

Red/white dahlia

Striking Dahlia

A slice of Red velvet cake for Valentine's Day

Who wants a piece of Red Velvet cake?

White…

Huge thunderhead

Gigantic thunderhead

White peony

White peony at Grandma’s

White stuffed bear

A Coggi bear, born in Chicago 🙂

Dandelion fluff

Don’t blow too hard!

and Blue…

Dutch oven

This blue Dutch oven makes tasty crusty bread

Blue hydrangea

I love blue flowers!

Vibrant blue sky with flower

Can you believe this sky?!

Pool and red flowers

Dive in or lounge on the chairs?

Some night-time red, white, and blue…

Water drops on red flower

I can’t take credit for this photo, but isn’t it wondrous?

Fireworks by Grant Johnson

Awesome photo by Grant Johnson

St. Patrick's Cathedral, NYC

Awesome view of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in NYC, captured by my sister, Pooh

Blue summer lights

Summer nights, blue lights

Arctic-blue night sky

Soothing dark blue night sky

Blue light on snow

Blue lights reflecting on snow

Didn’t win the lottery, but I did wake up

in the best country in the world.

And that’s kind of the same thing.

Small red flowers
Fireworks behind flag

My friend Carol’s flag 🙂

White lilies by red fence

Love these lilies!

Red flowers with white middles

Love these, too!

Perfect circular firework

Fireworks, downtown Omaha

God Bless you and our America.

Happy 4th of July. Have fun!

I leave you with a song…

United we stand, divided we fall

♥Just for fun!♥

Saw this cool teepee on a walk

Red, white, and blue basketballs

Basketball, 4th of July style!

Author: Pam

Glad you’re here!