Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day

I need to start today by wishing all veterans a Happy Veterans Day!

Happy Veterans Day!

Here are some facts about the veteran population in the United States from the History Channel:

18.2 million living veterans served during at least one war as of 2018.
9 percent of veterans are women.
7 million veterans served during the Vietnam War.
3 million veterans have served in support of the War on Terrorism.
Of the 16 million Americans who served during World War II, about 325,000 were still alive as of 2020.
2 million veterans served during the Korean War.

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Here is the collection of flowers I took back in July:

I have another collection of flower pictures from this very day in the hopper!

4 thoughts on “Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day”

These are gorgeous! You are a brave man to get that close to that… wasp? Hornet? I legitimately can never tell the difference.

Beautiful details in the photographs. Interesting info on veterans.

Angie,

I understand that bravery is doing something when you are afraid. I’m not afraid of wasps. Here is how you can tell hornets and wasps apart:

Wasps and hornets have similar hairless bodies. The major difference between wasp and hornets is size and colour. Wasps are about onethird inch (one centimeter) to one inch (two and one-half centimeters) long. Hornets are larger. Wasps have black and yellow rings, while hornets have black and white rings.

Bees die after they sting. Unlike bees, wasps and hornets will not die after they sting.

I like to read that last sentence to mean that wasps and hornets become immortal after the sting.

Tamara,

Thanks! I got that giant scanner and printer set up. Not sure I’ve found its permanent home yet, because it is pretty massive. Thanks again!

That is good to know about wasps vs hornets! We have some big guys that are about 2 or 3 inches long around our house, so I’m going to guess hornet. I try not to get anywhere near enough to them to be able to tell what color rings they have. I am far more afraid of wasps and hornets than I am any spider we have in Iowa, for the most part – I think because they are immortal!

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