WEEKEND REFLECTIONS AND THE WEEKEND ROUNDUP

Time for Weekend Reflections and The Weekend Roundup and the letter is  G and Great.

The flag of GREAT Britain, commonly known as King's Colours, the Union Jack, or the British flag, was used at sea from 1606 and more GENERALLY from 1707 to 1801. It was the first flag of GREAT Britain.   It is the precursor to the Union Jack of 1801.

The design was ordered by King James VI and I to be used on ships on the high seas, and it subsequently came into use as a national flag following the Treaty of Union and Acts of Union 1707, GAINING the status of "the Ensign armorial of GREAT  Britain", the newly created state. It was later adopted by land forces, although the blue of the field used on land-based versions more closely resembled that of the blue of the flag of Scotland.

The flag consists of the red cross of Saint GEORGE, patron saint of England, superimposed on the Saltire of Saint Andrew, patron saint of Scotland. Its correct proportions are 3:5.

The flag's official use came to an end in 1801 with the creation of the United Kingdom of GREAT Britain and Ireland. At that time Saint Patrick's Flag was added to the flag of Great Britain to create the present-day Union Flag.

Mew Island Lighthouse (below) is an active lighthouse within the Copeland Islands of County Down in Northern Ireland. The current 19th-century tower is the most recent in a series of lighthouses that have been built in the islands, which have helped to GUIDE shipping around the archipelago and into Belfast Lough.

A number of different fuels have been used as a light source including coal gas, paraffin, and diesel to GENERATE electricity. In 2015, the Commissioners of Irish Lights, who operate the lighthouse, replaced the hyperradiant Fresnel lens optic with a flashing LED system that uses only solar power. This large optic was then preserved and is now on display in the Titanic Quarter of Belfast as a visitor attraction known as The GREAT Light. 

Read a GREAT deal more at this link - 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mew_Island_Lighthous

Below is an “out of the box” image of street photography to fit in with my story!

I have a GREAT GROUP of birders and we all had a GLORIOUS time on the Mew Island trip and GORDAN is in the white trousers above.

If you are interested, I have another G for next Monday about a GREAT GUN from the War that stanads in Ward Park.

 I hope you enjoyed this post today.

I appreciate your visit and comments.