Today is Memorial Day, the day dedicated to honoring those who died while in service to their country. There will be concerts and parades, and the President will perform the long standing tradition of laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery. Flags, after being raised all the way up, should then fly at half-mast until noon, in honor of the dead and then raised back to the top of the flag pole in honor of the living. In many cemeteries across the country, flags will be placed at gravestones.

I have just one book today: Where Valor Rests: Arlington National Cemetery. It is from the National Geographic Society which means amazing photographs. I visited Arlington some decades ago now and even at a relatively young age found it to be a reverent and reflective place. This book brought back that feeling.

Reading Hermit With Dog