The road leading into the California Palace Of The Legion Of Honor in San Francisco overlooked the Lincoln Park Golf Course . One of the holes marked with a flag had a fine view of the Golden Gate Bridge in the background.

An American flag flew from the top deck of the cruise boat that Christmas Day. A wind in from the ocean blew hard, filling the flag into its classic form, and blowing back the hair of the young woman standing under the flag.

Some businesses have flags too. Here was the flag of the shopping center called Pier 39, in San Francisco. Tourists stood under the flag and gazed at Alcatraz Island.

The tiny pink locator flags hid in the tall dry weeds alongside the road into Bodega Bay, California.

A boat dock for researchers flew the Canadian flag and the Costa Rican flag.

A homemade flag that appeared as if a magic flag that tragically captured a young girl.

Two competing flags flew in harmony over the zombies. One read, "Project Chanology, San Francisco." The other was a pirate flag with the face for the Anonymous Group.

A bucket outside a hardware store in Martinez, California was filled with American Flags for sale.

A red pennant hung down against a cyclone fence and was seen during a walk to the park to see the kite festival.

A classic "Don't Tread On Me" flag flew over a political protest that afternoon.

The twin red flag pennants danced merrily together in a breeze directly in from the ocean.

Two flags appeared as if they panicked as streamers fell from the sky.

The rainbow flag of the Pride movement hung loosely on a pole that afternoon.

The colors of the flags matched the colors of the background. A yellow flag in front of a yellow crane, and a blue flag above a blue handicapped sign.

One of the abstract flags in the 2007 LGBT Parade flew high above the crowds. The symbol appeared to be some abstract form of a crest.

One of the windows in the British Consul in San Francisco flew the British flag.

A flag hung loosely over the entrance to a fire house. One one word could be made out on this flag and that was "fire."

A bright red, and clearly homemade flag that read "Fun Zone," flew over the lawn by one of the stages at this Hardly Strictly Bluegrass concert.

While walking up to Coit Tower, we happened to see a good sized American Flag flying over one of the homes in North Beach, San Francisco.

This poor flag had seen better days. It was found on the stern of a boat tied up waiting for a lock to open in Amiens, France.