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FRIDAY FOTO: JESUS JEEP

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I passed this Jeep on one of my walks this week.  It was parked outside of a home that never has Christmas decorations in the yard.  I wondered what the message was supposed to be.  It was a beautiful red!

WORLD AIDS DAY 2023

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 World AIDS Day 35: REMEMBER AND COMMIT

“The first World AIDS Day took place in 1988, providing a platform to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and honor the lives affected by the epidemic. Over the past 35 years, we have witnessed significant progress in addressing HIV/AIDS thanks to advancements in medical research, increased access to treatment and prevention, and a broader understanding of the virus. We have also seen a tremendous global advocacy community unite to take on challenges and hold institutions accountable for ensuring access to these advancements.”  (taken from http://www.hiv.gov/blog/world-aids-day-35-remember-and-commit)

May we continue to remember those we have lost and those who are living with AIDS or are HIV positive.

 

 

FRIDAY FOTO: SOLAR ECLIPSE MANIA

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IMAGE TAKEN FROM “THE BEND” MAGAZINE

Corpus Christi is getting ready for the solar eclipse on October 14 around noon with an opportunity to view the ring of fire.  Viewing parties are being held at libraries, bars, the downtown bayfront. the flight deck of the USS Lexington Museum, backyards and front yards.  Happy viewing wherever you are!

NOW AVAILABLE IN EBOOK!

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Death’s Garden Revisited, essays on personal relationships with cemeteries, is now available on Amazon in digital form.  The essays are accompanied with beautiful full-color photographs.  Click here to view or order.  I am pleased to have my essay, “Crossed Fingers,” included with 40 other authors.

It is also available in hardback and softcover from Blurb.

JAPANESE GOOD LUCK FLAG CEREMONIAL REUNION IN TOKYO

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     Representatives from the USS Lexington Museum were in Tokyo, Japan recently, to reconnect a family after 80 years of separation, with the return of the Yosegaki Hinomaru or “Good Luck Flag”, that belonged to World War II Japanese soldier Shigeyoshi Mutsuda .  The ceremony took  place at a national shrine in Tokyo July 29th.  The children of Mr.Mutsuda received the flag, viewed as his spirit returning home, that can reunite with his wife who recently passed away at the age of 102.

Steve Banta, Executive Directer of the USS Lexington Museum (left); Toshihiro Mutsuda (right) son of Shigeyoshi Mutsuda (Photo Shuji Kajiyama/AP)

     The flag being returned was donated to the USS Lexington Museum in 1994.   It was only recently identified as a “Good Luck” flag; signed by family and friends of Japanese service members prior to leaving home for war. For Japanese families, the Good Luck Flags are often all that remains of their loved ones killed in action, and the return of the flag is seen as the return of their family member’s remains.

“Like many women of her time, Mrs. Mutsuda’s husband made the ultimate sacrifice for his country, which left her to provide for all of their family’s needs. The feeling of loss of her soulmate was very difficult, and only eased on rare occasions when she could make the long journey to the national shrine to commune with her husband’s spirit.
This shrine is where the ceremonial reuniting took place, with husband and wife finally finding peace, together.” (From USS Lexington Museum site)
Here is a link to my post about the Reparation Ceremony held July 20, 2023 on the USS Lexington Museum in Corpus Christi, Texas:  https://coastalcrone.com/2023/08/09/japanese-good-luck-flag-reparation/

    

 

FRIDAY FOTO: MIRROR WITH A VIEW

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From Elizabeth’s at the Art Museum of South Texas; credit unknown

I saw this photo on the Facebook page of a restaurant, Elizabeth’s at the Art Museum of South Texas.  The photo was taken inside the restaurant with the mirror reflecting the interior and the USS Lexington Museum across the way.  The Art Museum of South Texas is located right beside tihe Corpus Christi Ship Channel and offers views of ships coming in and out of the port.   Often one can catch a dolphin playfully breaking the water.

The restaurant is located inside the museum and is available even if you are not visiting the museum.  The menu is Mediterranean-inspired and the Turkish coffee is excellent!