Sunshine gathering

 

Morning fog on the plains

The sun was just breaking over the eastern horizon, giving us a view of the fog below.  Our Sunshine neighbors gathered at the school house.  There was a long table with a green table cloth.  Upon it were pots of coffee, hot tea, hot chocolate, orange juice, donuts and rolls.  The air was a crisp 54 degrees.  Although the sky was a bright blue above us, the moisture in the air formed a bank of fog on the plains below us.

Milo and I acquired the garrison flag for it's secure location and approached the flag pole.  This was not our ordinary flag raising ceremony.  We usually honor those in service our our country every morning.  Today we honored our usual list and all of the people involved in the 9/11 tragedy.  The neighbors stood in silence as we raised the flag to full staff and then lowered it to half staff. We stood at attention, recited the Pledge of Allegiance and stood for a moment of silence in memory of all of the people who lost their lives on that September day, five years ago.  Pavel played our National Anthem.

The community members enjoyed coffee and conversation.  Bob drove by in the school bus and stopped for a cup of coffee.  Milo walked to the bus door and wagged his tail.  Bob threw Milo a treat, thanked us for the coffee and the proceeded on his way.  It's a beautiful morning in Sunshine, Colorado.

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