The idea for the prayer flag project came one day at the end of May, beginning of June as I was running.  The idea behind the prayer flag project was one where people of different faiths can come together and lift up prayers symbolized by flags.  It does not matter whether you are Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu -we all share this world with all its hopes and all its sorrows.  And, we all could use prayer.  This planet needs prayer.

With the prayer flag project my hope is that we can put aside our differences and lift up prayers (on flags) in our own unique ways for those we love and for that which is important to each of us.

Each prayer flag lifted is a hope, a desire, a need, a cry out.

As of 6/16/2009 there are 31 prayer flags

I am placing the flags at the end of the Western section of the Rails to Trails in Savannah, Ga.

The prayer flag colors represented are:

* Blue (symbolizing sky/space)
* White (symbolizing air/wind)
* Red (symbolizing fire)
* Green (symbolizing water)
* Yellow (symbolizing earth)

If you would like a prayer flag, contact me and I’ll either send you a flag or you can tell me what you want on the flag and on what color.  Your flag will be hung along with the others and I will photograph the flags every time new ones are added.  The photographs will be on fan page on Facebook called Prayer Flag Project.

Thanks.

Dan

my email address: dlh14255@gmail.com

6/18/2009

As of 6/22/2009 there are 57 prayer flags at the Shrine.

As of Thursday, June 25, 2009, there are 70 prayer flags at the end of the rails and trails in Savannah, Ga. in the spot people call the shrine.

70 prayers flags as of 6/25/09

6/26/2009

As of 6/27/2009, there are 78 prayer flags at the end of the western section of the rails to trails in Savannah, Ga.

That’s pretty cool.

That’s it.

6/27/2009

dan

There are now 90 prayer flags at the end of the rails!  There are many needs to be met.  There are many people grieving for lost loved ones and hoping and hoping for a miracle.  The prayer flag project is beginning to show that.  There’s a hurting world out there.  We all need prayers.  We all need people to care for and to care for us.

She was caught hanging prayer flags.

Shoot me an email if you want a prayer flag hung or simply make a comment.

Thanks.

90 Prayer Flags as 6/28/2009

Dan

dlh14255@gmail.com

PS: I had a pretty decent time running out to the flags and back.  My time was :41:53:51 for 5.57 miles.

6/28/2009

Ok, there are now 100 prayer flags as of 7/01/2009.  Its exciting to see the flags increase and its so fullfilling that this project is touching the hearts of so many.  I’ve now been been overwhelmed by the positive responses to this.  I had to buy more fabric because I completely ran out of the first batch.  I ended up buying 3 yards of each color.  It was kind of pricey but so worth it.

Just about every day, someone asks for more flags.  It is so very cool.

100 Prayer Flags as of 7/01/2009

Again, please do not hesitate to hit me up on some prayer flags.  I’ll snail mail them to you at no cost but do expect you to pay for the return postage.  Or, you can let me know if you want me to write something on a flag and what color.

My email: dlh14255@gmail.com

Here’s another picture I took yesterday while I was at the end of the rails to trails in good old Savannah, Ga.

Prayer Flags from 7/01/2009

I think I’m going to start a new thread next time when updating the prayer flag project status.  This particular thread is getting way too long.  So, next time expect a new blog entry for the prayer flag project thing.

I hope you all have a very happy and safe 4th.  Enjoy your family and friends. Please don’t blow your hands off firing off fireworks.  And please, don’t shoot bottle rockets out of the crack of butt -that’s just not a good idea.

Ok, Adios, Shalom, and later gator.

Dan

7/02/2009

Here’s a picture taken with my nieces over the weekend.  I had a great weekend with them.

With my nieces

Lauren, me, Grace.  We’re all #1s.

We caught frogs, snake, crabs and we silently watched deer & raccoons feed in my parent’s backyard.  Also, we fed ducks.

And, we swam at the pool and went to the beach.  We had great fun.

btw, the picture above was taken with my new iphone.  Yes, I finally bought an iphone and I love it!.  I waited for the new 3gs phones to come out and bought the 16gb one.  What an awesome piece of machinery!  Very seldom does something come around that changes how I do things but this has.  I use this phone to play all of my music not only through my car, but at work and while I’m running and lifting weights.  The camera is actually a pretty sweet one with 3.2 mega-pixels and the video camera works nicely to.  I love the compass and how you can pinpoint places by latitude and longitude.  It has a stop watch.  I have internet access just about any where.  I was afraid of being too connected if I bought this thing but actually, I’ve pulled away from my pc & laptop a great deal.  Its weird but knowing that you have internet access just about anywhere keeps me from spending too much time on the internet.

Now, instead of having dinner & lunch in front of my computer, I have it in that strange place called the dining room and on that strange contraption called a dinner table.  My world has changed and I’m loving it.

Dan

6/30/2009

This is a video clip of my niece Grace singing and signing to the Rose.  Her father is holding her.

Grace sings “The Rose” from Dan Hernandez on Vimeo.

I created a prayer flag project twitter account:

https://twitter.com/PrayerFlagProj

I will post pictures of the flags (close-ups and what-have-you) on this along with the name that is on the flag.  This will make it easier to find a particular flag you might be interested in.

Please know aside from one or two exceptions full names are not on the prayer flags.  What I tell people to do is put the first name of the person they are making the prayer flag for and the first letter of their last name.

naming convention: firstname + 1st letter of last name.

If you want flags or would like a flag filled out for you or others just shoot me an email or access me through the facebook prayer flag project page or through the prayer flag project twitter account.  dlh14255@gmail.com

Just let me know how many flags you want and what colors.  The flags are free.  I will pay the postage to send to you the flag but ask that you pay the postage to send to me (if you want to go this route -I’ll send you my home address).

check it out.

pretty cool.

Dan

6/29/2009

The idea behind the prayer flag project is one where people of different religions & beliefs can come together and lift up prayers symbolized by flags.

We all could use prayer.

With the prayer flag project my hope is that we can put aside our differences and lift up prayers (on flags) in our own unique ways for those we love and for that which is important to each of us.

Each prayer flag lifted is a hope, a desire, a need, a cry out. The flags are being placed at the end of the Western section of the Rails to Trails in Savannah, Ga.

These are the colors used for the flags. each flag is 7”x7”
What the colors represent:
* Blue (symbolizing sky/space)
* White (symbolizing air/wind)
* Red (symbolizing fire)
* Green (symbolizing water)
* Yellow (symbolizing earth)

6/28/2009

This looks good…

My niece from Colorado has come to visit and here is the slide show to prove it…

dan
6/27/2009

I caught a snake in my parent’s backyard yesterday.  It was hanging out under the bird feeder and my niece spotted it.

what kind of snake?

I grabbed the snake by the tail and held it away from my body.  It kept going up for my hand but I would shake it and it drop its head down again.  My brother took a couple of pictures as I held it.

el snake-oh

I’m not sure what kind of snake it is but a couple of people have said that it looks like a cotton mouth.  I haven’t been able to verify that.  I thought it might be a type of king snake or rat snake.

In any case, the snake was not harmed since I believe snakes are a benefit and not a nuisance.  I took it to the woods behind my parent’s home and let it go.  Hopefully, the nights stress was enough for the snake to make it not come back.  My brother and father were ready to kill it.

If you know what kind of snake it is please leave a comment and let me know.

thanks.

dan

6/25/09

I brought some bread home from panera for the dogs but I was not quite ready to give it to them.  So, I put the bread on the dinner table and went to tidy up my home.  When I finally went to get the bread to give to the dogs I see that Maccabee had tired of waiting for me and decided to take action.  He was at the foot of the dinner table greedily chowing down on the bread.  He didn’t even share it w/ Isabella.
Maccabee may be sick but that will not stop him from getting what he wants.
That’s the spirit, Maccabee!

The Bread Stealer

that’s it

dan

6/24/09

Here is a picture I took yesterday at the rails to trails of a palmetto tree.  I photoshopped both but one of them I added some noise to it and of course, adjusted the exposure, color, hue, etc.

Which do you like (if any)?

no noise:<click on the picture for enlargement>

palmetto no noise

with noise: <again, click on picture for enlargement>

noise

here’s a log:

a floating log

here’s another log:

another floating log

I’m at home for lunch.  I better go back to work.

6/22/2009

dan