June 19, 2020 thought for the day: A man shows in his youth what he will be in his age. Yugoslavian Proverb

We have a day full of the energy of seven-year-old twin girls., wow....am I ever pooped. At least I got some virtual visits done before we began the adventure.

I got a call yesterday that the newsletters I do for a woman’s group was ready for pick up. So Sue and the girls went with me to pick them up. Then we made some stops on the way home. We stopped at the Dollar Store for a twenty minute shopping “spree” for toys and balloons. Next was a stop a Westgate Park play area. By that time we were hungry. So it was a stop at Wendy’s. Finally, home. Then it was an exploring trip to sort through old toys trying to decide which would be thrown out and which to keep. I think more where kept then thrown out.

Yesterday’s photo theme was “R”. I was out and about for a while so I went by Westgate Park to search for some photos to fit the theme. I had shot other “r” subjects earlier in the day but the one of the shelter house roof with the trees and the gorgeous blue sky in the background grabbed my attention.

I don’t think there is too much more on the agenda today which is probably a good thing ‘cause I don’t know where the energy would come from.

The word today is house.  A good laugh is sunshine in the house, William Makepeace Thackeray.  The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it, Ralph Waldo Emerson.  A man's house is his castle, James Otis.  Sorrow prepares you for joy. It violently sweeps everything out of your house, so that new joy can find space to enter. It shakes the yellow leaves from the bough of your heart, so that fresh, green leaves can grow in their place. It pulls up the rotten roots, so that new roots hidden beneath have room to grow. Whatever sorrow shakes from your heart, far better things will take their place, Rumi.  Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house, Henry Ward Beecher. The world may be known Without leaving the house, Laozi. A town, a landscape are when seen from afar a town and a landscape; but as one gets nearer, there are houses, trees, tiles, leaves, grasses, ants, legs of ants and so on to infinity. All this is subsumed under the name of landscape, Blaise Pascal. The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home, Confucius. You parents can provide no better gift for your children than an education in the liberal arts. House and home burn down, but an education is easy to carry along, Martin Luther.  The household is a school of power. There, within the door, learn the tragi-comedy of human life, Ralph Waldo Emerson. 

I did some searching for the “S” photo theme for today. When I was in the back yard snapping photos of the car speaker, I caught sight of one of the twins swinging....perfect shot for the challenge and a happenstance moment. Good colors to.

Today’s article is a  bid of refreshing news about one of our family venues for a beautiful wedding.  The nearby Dawes Arboretum is installing a new piece of art. This new structure is planned to promote calmness and serenity.  It took a year to finish the sixty-piece art. It is composed to respond to nature’s offer of wind. It moves as the weather changes. It is reported to be a “windmill-like sculpture” that moves in a circle and is titled “Guardian Angel”.  Other pieces by this artist have been installed in Boston, Dallas, San Francisco and Florida and have been sold in other countries. There are other “kinetic” sculptures at Dawes placed to encourage folks to explore. Some of the art work presently at the arboretum will be featured until December 15.

Pizza night again.....

Joy