A New Birth of Freedom

Standing on the National Mall, surrounded by 1.8 million other people, I felt perhaps for only the second time in my life that profound sense of love for my country, a patriotism that begs me to acknowledge I that live in one of the greatest countries in the world, at yet one of many critical junctures in history. Much like the first time I felt that way, I suspect that this time the sense of awe, the feeling of brotherhood, will last for a far shorter duration than it ought, but I have the pleasure of knowing that this second time was not triggered by tragedy, as the first time was, but by joy and comradeship.
( Inauguration )

For any one curious for more, I refer you to sapphohestia's post on the same, which I took a care to avoid completely duplicating, and which includes some pictures!

Happy Freedom DayInauguration Day, everyone...