Election Collage

O say can you see by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming,
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there;
O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave,
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

A deer sports the red, white and blue in an Ocean Beach, CA antique shop.
Un ciervo luce el rojo, blanco y azul en una tienda de antigüedades de Ocean Beach, CA .

Spanish son Martín on blue front porch step, Sacramento, CA
Martín, un hijo español, sobre el peldaño azul del porche delantero, Sacramento, CA

One of my dear Sacramento High School freshmen with a handsome patriotic look.
Uno de mis queridos estudiantes de primer año de secundaria en Sacramento con un guapo look patriótico. 

Breakfast last summer in Sacramento, CA  of fresh berries and Starbucks.
Desayuno de bayas frescas y Starbucks el verano pasado en Sacramento, CA.

A walk in the Sacramento, CA neighborhood, summer 2012 shows the election is on everyones' mind.
Un paseo por el vecindario, en Sacramento, CA,  el verano de 2012, muestra que las elecciones están en la mente de todo el mundo

Ryan with an Easter Sunday basket toy in the backyard, Sacramento, CA
Ryan con un juguete el Domingo de Pascua en el jardín trasero, Sacramento, CA

Huntington Beach, CA.  bike trail with pier and iconic restaurant Ruby's in the distance and flag in the near left.
Huntington Beach, CA. Carril-bici con el muelle y emblemático restaurante Ruby en la distancia y la bandera cerca a la izquierda.

After the voting is over, may we all find peace with one another and our God regardless of the outcome.  Blessings!
Tras las votaciones, que encontremos la paz unos con otros y nuestro Dios sin importar el resultado. Bendiciones!

O thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation.
Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the Heav'n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

-Francis Scott Key -