Speechless Sunday Happy New Year

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A brand new year!
A clean slate on which to write
our hopes and dreams.
This year:
Less time and energy on things;
More time and energy on people.
All of life’s best rewards,
deepest and finest feelings,
greatest satisfactions,
come from people--
people like you.

Happy New Year!

By Joanna Fuchs

Hi Yolanda. I love the the Bald Eagle represents too. This is a wonderful photo you have here from Las Vegas.

Happy New Year!!!

Very neat, thanks for sharing this photo with us, looks like a fun time was had there!

Hi there and Happy New Year.

Rumor has it that the Bald Eagle almost did not make it to the status it has as our American Icon. At one point in history they were looking to make it the Turkey... (bad choice).  I am certainly glad the eagle was the winner back when!

Howdy and afternoon Yolanda

Yolanda my friend, that sure is a mighty fine looking photo! Welcome to the New Year of 2012! Hope y'all had a mighty fine and safe New Year's Eve!

Happy New Year to you and your family!

May each and everyday bring you and your family an abundant of blessings for the rest of 2011 and all the way though the New Year of 2012!

Have a good one
Dale in New Hampshire

Hi Yolanda,

I love Eagles in general. great picture and thanks for sharing. Happy New Year to you.

Yolanda,

It sure did look like a Vegas scene. Great post for the first day of the year. :)

Steve

Good Morning Yolanda, it is an excellent photo of a great American symbol!

Best wishes for a rewarding 2012!

Great post Yolanda, the photo is amazing.

Good Afternoon Yolanda:

 I have set aside some time to write this message of thank you.  It is intended for a special group of individuals who have been there for me throughout the year.  This is my way of publicly acknowledging and thanking you. 

I am very grateful to you.  You have been consistent, supportive and encouraging.  I could not have done it without you.  I am indebted to you.

 Best wishes to you and your family in 2012.  May it be a stellar year for you in all your endeavors! I’ll see you in the Rain…

Blessings!

 Lloyd.

Janis is wrong in her comment. There was no competition against the Eagle. The misconception came about when Franklin wrote a letter to his daughter 18 months after the Eagle had been adopted:

"For my own part I wish the Bald Eagle had not been chosen the Representative of our Country. He is a Bird of bad moral Character. He does not get his Living honestly. You may have seen him perched on some dead Tree near the River, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches the Labour of the Fishing Hawk; and when that diligent Bird has at length taken a Fish, and is bearing it to his Nest for the Support of his Mate and young Ones, the Bald Eagle pursues him and takes it from him.

"With all this Injustice, he is never in good Case but like those among Men who live by Sharping & Robbing he is generally poor and often very lousy. Besides he is a rank Coward: The little King Bird not bigger than a Sparrow attacks him boldly and drives him out of the District. He is therefore by no means a proper Emblem for the brave and honest Cincinnati of America who have driven all the King birds from our Country...

"I am on this account not displeased that the Figure is not known as a Bald Eagle, but looks more like a Turkey. For the Truth the Turkey is in Comparison a much more respectable Bird, and withal a true original Native of America... He is besides, though a little vain & silly, a Bird of Courage, and would not hesitate to attack a Grenadier of the British Guards who should presume to invade his Farm Yard with a red Coat on."

That's the only place he talks about the Eagle and the Turkey. Nowhere else. And Congressional records recorded no dissent against the Eagle and no competition by the Turkey.

The other part of this story is that Franklin was not talking about "our country" in broad terms. Rather, he was talking about the Cincinnati of America and it choosing the Bald Eagle as the representation of the American branch of the Society of the Cincinnati.

Read more about the Society of the Cincinnati at Wikipedia.

Howdy there Yolanda my friend, I sure do enjoy your photo shots which you take and post for folks. Whether you have posted them on one of your Speechless postings or your other outstanding blog posts. Just as you always do, this sure is an outstanding photo shot you have taken and posted, which folks sure will enjoy looking at. Folks if you happen to be needing help when wanting to buy a David Weekley New Construction Home, then you sure do want to be sure an take the time to talk with Yolanda and when you do, you'll sure find that she is the one which you will want to enjoy working along side of.