Main Street, USA

Saturday Self-Challenge: Patriotism; What do you love about your country?

This is one of my favorite towns to visit, Havre de Grace, Maryland. If you enlarge on black, you will see the many details of this downtown district. There are similar streets like this in America that are a popular destination for social gatherings. Thankfully, even in a time of Covid and social distancing, we have found ways to safely socialize, such as outdoor dining as seen in this photo. There are many other things I love about my country like our State and National Parks, our freedom to move about as we like (although temporarily restricted due to the present circumstances).

In the photo below I found these duck decoys for sale at a local antique store. Being a marine town located at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, Havre de Grace is known for their decoy artisans. There is a decoy museum that tells the history of this craft and all the local artisans who carve the decoys. Though I do not like duck hunting, I love the decoys.