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Memorial Day

 This is a really beautiful time of year. I love seeing the cemetery in the early morning after Memorial Day with all the flowers covering it. My pictures don't really capture it though.




I enjoyed getting together with my family members at the cemetery and hiking the Y:




I challenged Katie to find the oldest date in the Provo Cemetery that she could and here is what she found:






Here are a few of the flowers blooming now that I love having in my yard including roses, columbine, geranium, and peonies:







Here are the flags at the Orem Cemetery honoring the veterans:



And here is an editorial about Memorial Day that I enjoyed that reminds me about the original reason the holiday was started:

https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/05/honor-those-who-gave-their-last-full-measure/






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