Celebrating the birth of the United States…from the serious to the whimsy…

On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence with this preamble was signed...We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness…

I chose these photos as representations of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness in the United States.  Hope you enjoy them.

Life (5 photos)

 Farm & sunset near Manhattan, Kansas.

American Toad. Example of wildlife.

Lawn Mower, Tractor Supply.

Mighty Food Farm at Wallomsac Farmers' Market, Bennington, Vermont. Buy local.

My average daily pantsuit since October 26, 2009. 

Liberty (5 photos)

John Brown’s grave near Lake Placid, New York. John Brown was an American abolitionist who fought pro-slavery forces in 1856 in Bleeding Kansas. John Steuart Curry’s mural of John Brown, which is located in the Kansas State Capitol, was on the cover of my grade school Kansas History book.

Front yard with Virgin Mary, rural New York. Photo relates to the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, Freedom of Religion.

Mailbox, rural New York. Photo relates to the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, Freedom of Speech.

Goal A of the Federation of Polish Sportsmen in Hudson, New York, is "to provide land and facilities for its members to Hunt, Fish, Shoot and other Outdoor Sports." Photo relates to the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, Freedom to Bear Arms.

Selected majesty of the United States. Rocky Atlantic coastline at Acadia National Park, near Bar Habor, Maine.

Pursuit of Happiness (5 photos)

House and satellite dish, rural New York.

Corvette Stingray, Vermont.

Adult Male Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly on native Common Milkweed, Grafton, New York, June 27, 2010.

 Christmas 2009.

Blue Benn Diner, Bennington, Vermont.

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