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National Themes For August 5: National Underwear Day, National Work Like A Dog Day, and National Oyster Day.

🇺🇸👙National Underwear Day! If you’re like many Americans, your mother warned you to always wear clean underwear, because you never know when you will be in an accident! Although there are probably better reasons to wear fresh underwear, this is the one that most often comes to mind. Underwear is the layer of clothing worn closest to the body and under the outer clothing. It protects clothing from sweat and provides the wearer protections from cold and chafing. Underwear also provides support and shapes a body. Fabrics allow underwear to be designed for specific climates and sports. They are designed for both modesty and to look alluring.

🐕National Work Like A Dog Day! The English language is often confusing. Take, for instance, two common idioms we use in our everyday lives: “It’s a dog’s life” and “Work like a dog.” “It’s a dog’s life” refers to dogs being able to laze around and sleep all day, having no worries or issues more pressing than dinner time. “Work like a dog,” on the other hand, suggests just the opposite. It means working to your maximum ability for an extended length of time.

🐚National Oyster Day! Oysters are enjoyed as a seafood in many parts of the world. There are over 100 different species of oysters. They’re typically named after the body of water in which they’re grown because oysters take on the characteristics of the water in which they live. Here are some other interesting oyster facts: ✨The largest oyster-producing body of water in the world is located in Chesapeake Bay on the east coast of the U.S. ✨Almost two billion pounds of oysters are eaten each year. ✨In the U.S., east coast oysters tend to be smaller, milder and saltier. West coast oysters are creamy and sweet. ✨Only one out of every 10,000 oysters will produce a pearl.

I did not realize undies did so much for a person. So I guess they do deserve their own day for all that they do. After reading 'working like a dog' got me to think about the other common idioms we use in our everyday lives, and boy, are there a lot of them. I'll pass on the oysters.

Warm hugs!💕🐶🌤

I thought covered bridges would be something new to try. So here are, one from South Carolina and 4 from New Hampshire. I couldn't even decide on a favorite one.

🇺🇸SOUTH CAROLINA🇺🇸 ⛲️Campbell's Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge in northeastern Greenville County, South Carolina, near the small town of Gowensville, and crosses Beaverdam Creek off Pleasant Hill Road. It is owned by Greenville County, which closed it to motorized traffic in the early 1980s. The bridge was built in 1909. The bridge has been restored twice, first in 1964 by the Crescent Garden Club, and then in 1990. The Campbell's bridge is 38 feet (12 m) long and 12 feet (3.7 m) wide and it is the last remaining covered bridge in South Carolina.

🇺🇸NEW HAMPSHIRE🇺🇸 ⛲️Columbia Bridge is a covered bridge, carrying Columbia Bridge Road over the Connecticut River between Columbia, New Hampshire and Lemington, Vermont. Built in 1911-12, it is one of only two New Hampshire bridges built with Howe trusses, and is one of the last covered bridges built in the historic era of covered bridge construction in both states. The bridge sets northwest-to-southeast across the Connecticut River, on abutments of dry laid stone that have been faced in concrete. It is a wood-iron Howe truss design, with a single span that is 146 feet (45 m) long. The bridge has a total width of 20.5 feet (6.2 m) and a roadway width of 15.5 feet (4.7 m), and an internal clearance of 13 feet (4.0 m). The exterior is sheathed in vertical board siding, which extends a short way into each portal to protect the truss ends. The siding on the north side rises to a height of 6 feet (1.8 m), leaving an open space between it and the gabled roof. The bridge was built in 1912, replacing one destroyed by fire the previous year, and is the third to stand on the site.

⛲️Waterloo Covered Bridge carries Newmarket Road over the Warner River near the Waterloo Falls in Warner, New Hampshire. The Town lattice truss bridge was built in 1859-60, replacing an earlier span at the same location, and is one of New Hampshire's few surviving 19th-century covered bridges. The bridge is a single span with a span length of 76 feet 5 inches (23.29 m) and an overall length of 84 feet 5 inches (25.73 m). It rests on concrete foundations that were laid in 1970, during a major rehabilitation of the structure. The roadway is 13 feet 9 inches (4.19 m) wide (enough for a single lane of traffic), with a vertical clearance of 12 feet (3.7 m). The bridge is sheathed by vertical planking and topped by a corrugated metal gable roof. The planking does not quite reach the eave, leaving an open band just below the roof line, and each side has several square openings cut in it for additional lighting.

⛲️Wright's Bridge is a historic covered bridge in Newport, New Hampshire. Originally built in 1906 to carry the Boston and Maine Railroad across the Sugar River, it now carries the multi-use Sugar River Trail, which was built on the abandoned right-of-way. The bridge is located about 1,200 feet (370 m) west of the trail's intersection with Chandler Mill Road in western Newport. The bridge is a single-span Town double-lattice truss structure which has been reinforced by laminated arches. The bridge spans 122 feet (37 m), with 6 feet (1.8 m) of overhang at each end, and rests on granite abutments.

⛲️Contoocook Railroad Bridge is a covered bridge on the former Contoocook Valley Railroad line spanning the Contoocook River in the center of the village of Contoocook, New Hampshire, United States. Built in the 19th century, it is the oldest extant covered railroad bridge in the United States and served rail traffic until 1960. It was used as a warehouse until 1989, then became public property, and has been preserved by the state, donations, and volunteers, in association with the nearby historic railroad depot. Re-built in 1889 to replace a lighter covered railroad bridge constructed between 1849–50, the bridge is the oldest of four surviving double-web Town lattice railroad bridges, and is the oldest extant covered railroad bridge in the United States. The nearby Contoocook Railroad Depot was built in 1850. The bridge was in use as a railroad bridge until 1962, survived a flood in 1936, a hurricane in 1938, and was moved off its foundations twice during its lifespan and saved from being completely washed down river by the rail tracks running through it.