March 5, 2020 thought for the day: He who wants to warm himself in old age must build a fireplace in his youth Traditional Proverb

It was a usual start for Thursday. It is typically the day I print the church bulletin. So once the morning virtual visits were done I headed for the church. The printing went quickly and easily, I had two extra pieces to insert which took more time.

Yesterday’s photo challenge was titled “so colorful”. Winter is dreary finding a lot of color is difficult. Two things came to mind when I was considering my choices. One was the stained glass windows at church which would have been easy since I was there for the printing. I also considered the wall art at the park that is a couple of blocks from my home. That turned out to be my choice.

After a stop at White Castle I headed for home and the rest of the agenda for today. I started on  that list by deciding how I wanted to set up my next “my story” page on facebook. I decided to see if I could do a PowerPoint document for that purpose. First I did some research on Google to make sure it would work. Once I got the information I needed I started the PP document. I haven’t tried to upload it yet but I did save it as a video clip which should upload to facebook. I will try it later today or tomorrow after I get some other things out of the way.

I started the laundry and watered the thirsty house plants.

While working on all of the above things, my thoughts went back to thinking about the two photos of the day that I have today, guess that part of the meaning of “multitasking”. 

The word today is emotion.  For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind, Ralph Waldo Emerson. Who told you that one paints with colors? One makes use of colors, but one paints with emotions, Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin. The feeling is often the deeper truth, the opinion the more superficial one, Augustus William Hare.  Emotions have taught mankind to reason, Luc de Clapiers. No emotion, any more than a wave, can long retain its own individual form, Henry Ward Beecher. Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame, Benjamin Franklin. Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us - and those around us - more effectively. Look for the learning, Louisa May Alcott. Jealousy sees things always with magnifying glasses which make little things large, of dwarfs giants, of suspicions truths, Miguel de Cervantes. He who fears he will suffer, already suffers from his fear, Michel de Montaigne. Give yourself completely to the one you call God. If you are not doing it you are wasting your time here, Rumi. I find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is more acute than the pleasure of much praise, Thomas Jefferson. 

Today’s FMS photo theme challenge is “art”. I couldn’t find any of the twins arts right off hand but I remembered Sue had just opened her sketch/painting portfolio recently so I asked her to let me choose something.

It’s quite obvious that our city is still growing with all the news about the revitalizing, the new buildings, and the clean-ups. Several of the articles I have been sharing are about these changes and happenings. I have only been to Easton Mall once or twice but it is a fascinating mall. It sort of puts me in mind of what I visualize as European shops. The French Market is another that makes me feel the same way. According to this article the mall has continued to grow for about twenty years and may be adding even more soon features to that growth. The additions may include more high-rise type structures than are currently in that community. The article went on to say that have been planning for t his for a while. They hope for these building to be mixed use style activities. The people in authority for the growth hope to use the land available wisely. Another plan they are considering is to have no more surface parking in the consideration to “density”. Also, on the planning list is for more residential units as a long term goal.

This is another one of those days that I had a second photo a day project due. This title is “bokeh” (bokeh forces the viewer to focus on a particular area of the image. The word comes from Japanese language, which literally translates as “blur”.) Where I have seen the bokeh affect most often is in the area of the photo where there is intense light spots. This isn’t the best example of bokeh but it was the closest I could find at the time.

We will have baked Tilapia and mashed potatoes and gravy for dinner.

Joy