December 16, 2020 thought for the day: If you stay long enough in one place the whole world passes you by. Chinese Proverb

We’re  getting hit with a good bit of snow right now. It is at the ”pretty ” stage”. No foot prints, at least not in my neighbor’s yard as I look out my window.

December 15th was another of my two photo a day challenges. The first was titled “patterns”. If we are observant there are patterns all over the place, all kinds of patterns. I chose for yesterday’s image a decorative stone wall. The stones are all different shapes and sizes offering a collection of patterns. 

 I called to order some of my dog’s meds but I don’t think I am  going to be able to get out to pick it up today. I told the tech I was speaking to when I ordered it and told her that I think I am a bit too old to be digging myself out of any snow drift that I may get caught up in. I will most likely try to pick it up tomorrow. Hopefully it will be at least passable tomorrow. 

I got the two bulletins out to be proofread. Then got the message/hymn sheet for Saturday evening ready to print. I got on line to order my great grandson an Amazon gift certificate for his birthday. He was born on my birthday so we will both be celebrating tomorrow. 

The second photo for yesterday was titled “ shooting straight down”. Here again are a multitude of choices, our own feet or shadow being just a couple.  As I turned the corner on the way home, I saw this sewer grate that I felt was made of interesting shapes along with some fallen leaves to add character to the image. It wasn’t quite “straight” down but close enough. 

Yesterday I got the ink I ordered over a week ago so that I can print some of the Christmas calendars. I got back to work on that this morning. Part way through the second calendar the printer yelled that I had a paper jam. I tried and tired to find one but couldn’t discover any stuck paper. Even though I thought it was “fixed” the printer refused to print. I sighed (heavily) and decided I may have to go shopping for a new printer tomorrow.

I picked up work in another area of my line up for today. I came to a point where I needed to print a page on standard paper rather than the card stock I use for the calendars. It worked!! There must have been a problem with the weight of the paper rather than a paper jam. Since that page printed ok, I decided to try the calendars again, that worked too. What a relief. I took a break from the printer headache to roll up my sleeves and take care of the dirty dishes that were stacked in the sink. 

I really have been multitasking this morning. It’s a headache to have so many “irons in the fire” but at least I am getting a lot accomplished. 

The word today is protect. The daisy, by the shadow that it casts, Protects the lingering dewdrop from the sun, William Wordsworth. Any law that takes hold of a mans daily life cannot prevail in a community, unless the vast majority of the community are actively in favor of it. The laws that are the most operative are the laws which protect life, Henry Ward Beecher.  Let our countrymen know that the people alone can protect us against these evils of misgovernment, Thomas Jefferson. The strong must protect the sweet, Homer.  Luxurious food and drinks, in no way protect you from harm. Wealth beyond what is natural, is no more use than an overflowing container. ...., Epicurus. Like a mother who protects her child, her only child, with her own life, one should cultivate a heart of unlimited love and compassion towards all living beings, Gautama Buddha. Patience serves as a protection against wrongs as clothes do against cold. For if you put on more clothes as the cold increases, it will have no power to hurt you. So in like manner you must grow in patience when you meet with great wrongs, and they will then be powerless to vex your mind, Leonardo da Vinci.  A tree is a wonderful living organism which gives shelter, food, warmth and protection to all living things. It even gives shade to those who wield an axe to cut it down, Gautama Buddha.   In the Cross is salvation; in the Cross is life; in the Cross is protection against our enemies; in the Cross is infusion of heavenly sweetness; in the Cross is strength of mind; in the Cross is joy of spirit; in the Cross is excellence of virtue; in the Cross is perfection of holiness. There is no salvation of soul, nor hope of eternal life, save in the Cross, Thomas a Kempis. In the state of nature... all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the law, Baron de Montesquieu. God requires that we assist the animals, when they need our help. Each being (human or creature) has the same right of protection, Francis of Assisi.  

Today’s photo is “ minimal” . With the snow on the ground giving a world of white, I picked a single flower pot topped with a touch of snow hanging on my white privacy fence. I made the image but decided on one in my house. I had set a bowl of pears on the new console table. It was the only thing on the table. It looked so alone and “minimal”. 

Here is an article about some revitalization in Columbus near Franklin Park. It sounds kind of cool and exciting. There are a “collection of historic buildings in the northeast corner of Oak Street and Kelton Avenue” apparently called the “Trolley District” (due to an old trolley barn built around 1882) and near Franklin Park that are being revitalized into a “food and entertainment destination”.  Floors and supports are being put in some of the old buildings, ceilings repaired, old bricks cleaned and reused. They hope to have the complex open by next June or July. The “East Market” will have twenty stalls and a restaurant, in the lower level there will be cooler and storage space. According to the article: “It’s going to be the most unique event space in Central Ohio…11,000 square feet, with gridded glass skylights”.  This building is the largest on the site and was known as the “west car barn” used to paint trolley cars. The Columbus Brewing Company will have a taproom with fireplace and large bar and a beer garden. There is a space that will be in the second phase of the project. Included in the plan is a five story, one hundred and two-unit apartment complex 

I am having baked Tilapia and mac and cheese for dinner. 

Joy