October 7, 2019 thought of the day: Alone a youth runs fast, with an elder slow, but together they go far. Luo Proverb

I have surprised myself with what I have been able to get done today. I got the labels printed for the Presbyterian Scioto Valley newsletter and the labels for the thinking of you cards I need for Martha Circle. I got the bulletin done except for some minor formatting that I will put off until tomorrow morning.  I have to do the opening for the circle meeting Tuesday evening so I spent some time in research for that too.

The October 3 photos was taken in my kitchen. This month is a free choice month, photos of whatever catches our fancy. These are just a few of my house plants that were brought back inside after their three month vacation out in th open air of the back yard.

I put all of that aside around noon before I got some lunch to get my plants watered. I am using my new watering system set up on every plant I own now. I am still not sure how well it is working. The whole purpose is to keep from spilling to much water on the floors. That part is working I think. Now I have to be sure that the plants are staying healthy.

The October 4 photo of the day was taken when I stopped for lunch at McDonalds. Everyone is enjoying the harvest month of October.

The word is bent.  I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape, Charles Dickens.  Education forms the common mind. Just as the twig is bent, the tree's inclined, Alexander Pope. A straight oar looks bent in the water. It matters not merely that we see a thing, but how we see it, Michel de  Montaigne.  He's only harming himself who's bent upon harming another, Hesiod.  At fifteen, my mind was bent on learning. At thirty, I stood firm. At forty, I had no doubts. At fifty, I knew the decrees of Heaven. At sixty, my ear was receptive to truth. At seventy, I could follow my heart's desires without sin. Confucius. 

October 5 on my journey of photo searching I went to the park down from my house. There is a set of cement statues of A, B, C in different colors. The kids enjoy them and they are kind of eye catching.


I am not particularly fond of spiders but they were put her for some reason and I respect that fact. This article is called “Should I kill spiders in my home? An entomologist explains why not to”. Spiders can live inside as well as outside. Some are trapped some just visitors. The author of the article said he visited over fifty homes and found that every single house has spiders the most common were “cobweb spiders or cellar spiders”. He further described how some of the cellar spiders may leave their webs to hunt for other spiders. Spiders generally capture and eat nuisance pests and some disease carrying insects. I didn’t realize until I read this article that almost all spiders are “venomous”. However, the venom of most is too weak to cause problems if they can pierce the skin at all. They prefer to avoid humans. Even the widow spiders and recluses most often don’t cause serious damage. At the end of the article the author suggested a “live and let live” way of thinking.

My photo shot for today was taken on my way home from church. This building sits across from the church. The textures and shapes
of this structure always catches my eye so I chose to capture this moment in time today.

I found my photo in my own home. Sweet Pea was staring longingly out the back window hoping for a glimpse of a busy critter in the yard or the trees.

I am pulling spaghetti from the freezer for dinner. The recipe for the sauce is in an earlier blog.

Joy