Today is President’s Day…. Until 1971, both February 12 and February 22 were observed as federal public holidays to honor the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln (February 12) and George Washington (February 22). In 1971 President Richard Nixon proclaimed one single federal public holiday, the Presidents' Day, to be observed on the 3rd Monday of February, honoring all past presidents of the United States of America.
Here are some blues for President’s day!
George Washington (painting 1782)…….
and the Washington Monument…….
and Abraham Lincoln…….
and the Lincoln Memorial…..
Thanks for stopping by my blog…. Have a great day!
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Susan fantastic post.Happy Blue Monday.
ReplyDeletehugs ~lynne~
Happy President's Day,
ReplyDeleteKathleen
Hello Susan; Love all the great photos.
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Alaura
Good photos, but I'm a "green" kinda girl. *smile
ReplyDeleteWonderful to see the pictures again. Happy President's Day. Hugs, Marty
ReplyDeletePatriotic Blue Monday Post Susan...COOL! ;) ~CC Catherine
ReplyDeleteGreat post Susan! ♥ Diane
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the blue presidents, Susan...but...it's the GREEN ones I need!!! lol Have a great week!...Debbie
ReplyDeleteHappy President's Day! Your post is perfect for the day!
ReplyDeleteHappy Presidents Day, Susan! This was a very nice tribute to some great men!
ReplyDeleteHave a super day!
XO,
Sheila :-)
OH, Susan... and Happy Blue Monday! LOL! Almost forgot. D'oh!
ReplyDeleteXO,
Sheila :-)
Happy President's Day
ReplyDeletefrom Roberta Anne
I wish that President Nixon would have left his nose out of it - I could use two paid holidays! How about you? ~ Robyn
ReplyDeleteNice pictures, Susan ... and a very unique idea for Blue Monday.
ReplyDeleteHope your Blue Monday is filled with sunshine!
Sincerely,
Janie
Great Blue Monday post Susan ♥ Happy President's Day :)
ReplyDeletethank you for stopping by my first attempt at Met Monday...im a little computer slow. Happy Presidents Day from Canada
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janet
Very patriotic & perfect for Blue Monday Susan!! I almost forgot and how could I with my daughter being home tomorrow~ooh, maybe we will go shoppping!!
ReplyDeleteHave a great week! :-)
xoxo
Jane
Perfect for President's Day!
ReplyDeleteLove the post! Hooray for those two great men, and the great sales at the stores that they inspired. :-P
ReplyDeleteHere's to a great day off.
Cass
Happy Presidents Day! laurie
ReplyDeleteI love your patriotic post. Presidents' Day is a very special holiday.
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Sweetie
Oh you have neat blog post this time. Happy Blue Monday to you too!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful post..and I loved the blue in the backgrounds. Happy Blue Monday..hope it's a lovely day for you..
ReplyDeleteHappy presidentsday. I love your photo's
ReplyDeleteNow this was smart, posting a blue Monday using President Day. You're good.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Chris
Happy Blue Monday, and Happy President's Day!! A wonderful post for today. I love the blues in your pics.
ReplyDeleteI was raised in Washington D.C. so this brings back many wonderful memories. Thanks for sharing. Happy Blue Monday!
ReplyDeleteReally enjoyed this post. Thanks for honoring a few of the great ones.
ReplyDeleteHappy B Monday, Candy
Wonderful Blue Monday post, Susan!!
ReplyDeleteI like the painting of George. His head is a bit small for the rest of his body; it looks like it was painted separately. And his body, for all that looks proud, seems to have a bit of tummy bulge?
ReplyDeleteHonest Abe looks more real.
Happy President's Day and Blue Monday.
Nice collection of tributes here. I can never keep track of President's Day now that it doesn't fall on either birthday... should have been easy to remember this year since today's my mom's birthday but ...
ReplyDeleteLove this beautiful blue tribute to our presidents....Happy Monday to you!
ReplyDeleteWhat a perfect blue post for today. I think Abraham Lincoln has always been one of my favorite presidents. I always look forward to President's Day. I get the entire week off from school ☺
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Dawn
OOO, I love your post today...it is absolutely PERFECT !!
ReplyDeleteHUGS, bj
Hi!
ReplyDeleteLove your Blue!! Mr. Lincoln is my favorite! Have a great day!!
Sherrie
Love your patriotic post, Susan! I love visiting those memorial buildings in Washington, DC....Christine
ReplyDeleteMy dream is to go to Washington D.C. (as you can probably tell from my post). I want to spend days seeing all the history!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing that info, nice pictures.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea for Blue Monday on this President's Day! Have a wonderful day Susan!
ReplyDeleteHi Susan,
ReplyDeleteThis is a great posts. Love all the presidential monuments and pictures!
Happy President's Day, Susan!! And to all American bloggers out there :-)
ReplyDeleteIt's Family Day here today (Ontario). Somebody finally realized that when you have winter lasting from November to April, and there's not a single holiday between New Year's Day and Easter, people REALLY NEED a day off!! And so Family Day was created :-)
Hey, whatever the reason, a Monday off is a good thing :-)
Enjoy everyone!!
Susan, don't be afraid -- go get those chairs and start recovering!! :-)
Kelly @ DesignTies
This is great! Love all the photos. :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful post,love the monuments.
ReplyDeleteI was wondering when the switch was made. I can remember having both days off from school when I was a kid. The switch was made while I was still in school. Now I don't get the day off at all. It is not one of our paid holidays in the medical field. At least not with the company I am with right now. As far as medicare is concerned, not a holiday. So off to work I go. Darn. Thank you for visiting me today. Happy Blue Monday and President's Day!
ReplyDeleteVery patriotic.Thank you for reminding me...Ann
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed your combo Blue Monday/Presidents Day post :)
ReplyDeleteNice post, Susan...I have been to Mt. Rushmore...it is so awesome!
ReplyDeleteSweet land of liberty! Wonderful, Susan!
ReplyDeleteBe a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
Great post for President's Day--enjoyed the pics!
ReplyDeleteHave a great Monday ☺
GREAT post!!!!!!
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Hi Susan...this was such an appropriate post for today...thanks for thinking of it!
ReplyDelete;-) Bo
Happy President's Day and Blue Monday
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are wonderful and so are the paintings. I have been to both the Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument. That in itself is a lovely area.
This is Family Day in Ontario. This is the 2nd year since they passed the day. There are all kinds of family activities open for this special day.
I hope yours is a good one.
Judi
Happy Presidents Day and Blue Monday. I kinda liked it better when we had Lincoln's and Washington's birthdays. Maybe that's how it was when I was growing up.
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Charlotte
Hello Susan, Happy Blue Monday and A very Happy Presidents Day. I have a wonderful book entitled The Timechart of Presidents & First Ladies. My Amercian History knowledge is not perfect after five years in the USA, but I am getting there and enjoying it so much. Have a lovely week, loved all your photos. Kathy.
ReplyDeleteGreat Blue Monday and President's Day post!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great patriotic post for President's Day! I enjoyed it!
ReplyDeleteGreat post for today! I salute our past Presidents and YOU for this lovely share!
ReplyDeleteWhat a perfect Blue Monday/President's Day post. I enjoyed all the blue pictures!
ReplyDeleteGeorge has a little wee tummy there doesn't he. Last year we went to Wash DC. My first visit. I loved it.
ReplyDeleteWow, happy P day to you too..wow that photo of Lincoln, wow, he looks rough.
ReplyDeleteThose are some great pictures. The one of Lincoln is amazing. I have never seen it before.
ReplyDeleteWendy
Great idea for a blue post, Susan!
ReplyDeleteHi Susan! Happy Blue Monday, cute post! Thank you so much for stopping by! Loved your Tuesday post on stargazer's, my favorite flower too! I plant more ever year and buy them in the supermarket all the time. Blogger would not let me comment on that post for some reason, must be glitching.
ReplyDeleteBLess you, Shirl
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