Author: Matt Lyons

The Kansas City, Missouri, skyline on a clear summer day. The sky is a lovely blue and there are translucent clouds hovering high above the city. The lawns and the trees are lush with greenery and there’s a small pond in the foreground.
The state flag of New York is waving in the wind at the top of a flag pole. The flag shows two figures standing in front of a blue field, holding a shield between them. There’s a small globe and a bird above the shield. A banner beneath the figures reads, “EXCELSIOR.”
The colorful “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Nevada” sign is positioned between a pair of palm trees beside a road in Las Vegas. The Mandalay Bay hotel can be seen in the distance.
A man and a woman are smiling and posing for a picture in front of the “Keep Portland Weird” mural in Portland, Oregon. The man is wearing a hat and holding a professional camera.
The state flag of Washington blowing in the wind at the top of a flag pole. The sun is setting in the distance behind a mountain range. The flag is green with a portrait of George Washington in the center. Surrounding the portrait is a gold ring with text that reads, “THE SEAL OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON 1889.”
Aerial view of the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on a lovely summer day. You can see Lake Michigan in the distance.
The state flag of Massachusetts is waving in the wind at the top of a flag pole. There are low-lying mountains in the distance and the sun is setting, causing bright light to shine through the white fabric of the flag.