To all those who served and to all those who are serving our country, Thank You! We are forever in your debt.

US. Capitol on the morning of President Barack Obama's Inaugural of 2013. photo by Ramona du Houx

Patriots’ Day is a civic holiday commemorating the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first battles of the American Revolutionary War. It is observed on the third Monday in April in Massachusetts and Maine, and is a public school observance day in Wisconsin. Observances and re-enactments of these first battles of the American Revolution occur annually at Lexington Green in Lexington, Massachusetts, (around 6:00 am) and The Old North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts, (around 9:00 am). In the morning, mounted re-enactors with state police escorts retrace the rides of Paul Revere and William Dawes, calling out warnings the whole way.

Some have petitioned to make Patriots Day a national holiday.

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The Inaugural 2013, by Ramona du Houx

photo by Ramona du Houx

President Barack Obama during his 2013 Inaugural Parade- photo by Ramona du Houx

President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama in the Inuagrual Parade- photo by Ramona du Houx

Western mountains of Maine. photo by Ramona du Houx

The Winter Solstice is the time at which the Sun appears at noon at its lowest altitude above the horizon. From now on the days will get longer!

Some have said the Maya calendar predicts the end of the world today. But should we all be preparing for imminent apocalypse? According to the scholars, no.

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