January 16, 2020 thought for the day: Only your shadow knows your true height. Chinese Proverb

It seems Thursday’s are becoming one of the busiest days of the week for me. After I got the printing done at church I went to Kroger for the things we need, for one, the dogs are out of food. I made the usual after-shopping-lunch-stop, this time at White Castle. Then I made a swing to the pond at Westgate Park to finish the sandwiches and watch some geese on the pond, also for one of the series of shots I was making for the daily theme, “I am here”.

I wasn’t happy with yesterdays photo of the day. The theme was “my shadow”. The sun deserted me with a layer of grey clouds. I had to take what I could get. My plant lights did a poor job but the only one I had to use.

After getting the groceries put up, I did just a bit on the storage/Goodwill boxes then moved on to the laundry. That load was a bit heavier than usual and I pulled some little used muscles in my back.

In the project of getting the storage boxes unloaded, I was taking things out of the boxes cookware boxes and putting them on the kitchen counter. Yesterday I took the time to find permanent homes for those things whether is was in the cupboards or the Goodwill boxes. It is a slow process but I am persistent so it is getting done albeit steadily.

Another photo I made for January 16 was a photo of the day for my other club. The theme on that one was “upside down”. It was such a blah photo that I used a filter on it to give it a boost.
 
The word is determination. Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude, Thomas Jefferson. Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.  Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habit, Laozi. Energy and persistence conquer all things, Benjamin Franklin.  In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences, Robert Green Ingersoll. O Lord, thou givest us everything, at the price of an effort, Leonardo da Vinci. The spirit is the true self. The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure, Marcus Tullius Cicero. Great things are done when men and mountains meet, William Blake. The drops of rain make a hole in the stone not by violence but by oft falling, Lucretius. Endurance is patience concentrated, Thomas Carlyle. The truest wisdom is a resolute determination, Napoleon Bonaparte. 

I like to see/hear about old and established areas of Columbus that have fallen into hard times begin to find a way back up in appearance and substance. These article today, Million-dollar home built in neglected Near East Side neighborhood,  was a little over the top in its way back by the worth in “coinage”. This new “mansion” on the near east side has 6,130 square feet with a curving staircase, twenty-five foot ceilings and other costly details. Apparently there is already a possible buyer. One of the neighbors to this gorgeous house says she is delighted. The street use to be very run down. As the building progressed people stopped to watch and talk about it. Hopefully it will be a big step forward for the community.

The photo theme for today is “I am here”....I made several stops on my way home from church. I captured a few very good shots, I was beginning to think I was in a photo slump. I had a few to chose from this one had some soothing curved lines as well as a often seen landmark (White Castles).

I am making  fried rice for dinner. I saw the recipe on “The Kitchen”.  The “No Carb Left Behind” episode. I substituted Canadian beacon for bacon or ham and water chestnuts for carrots. I also added bean sprouts and some left over yellow corn. It called for oyster sauce which I have never used. I had to have a young man stocking the shelves help me find it.

Joy