With strong winds coming from the west on most days at our house, our American flag is replaced once a year, due to the tattered edges it acquires. We choose to replace it on the 4th of July.....it just seems to fit.
Every morning of the 4th of July, for the past four years, the kids and Dominic replace the flag that flies high right outside our house. The very first year, Dominic, the kids and Papa {my father-in-law} raised the actual flag pole{but I accidentally erased that pic.....and it was a good one too}.
And sometimes, after our strong winds snap the flag line and our flag becomes tangled at the top of the pole, maintenance is required.