One more for Patriot Day. Our nation’s emblem symbolizes the spirit of this great nation – ferocious and unrelenting when we must be as we were in the days and years following that horrific date. We are, however, by nature a peaceful, loving nation, and one that would prefer to extend the olive branch.
![A Bald Eagle announces its arrival. (© Tony’s Takes)](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hEK7pcUiYHc/Wbccer4ZKrI/AAAAAAAAhfw/m40rMznP1AQNPuSefkQlw4gbu2eKpyH9wCJoC/s710/34076766316_ea474c077f_o.jpg)