March 22, 2021 a thought for today, The coward shoots with shut eyes. Native American Proverb

I am sitting in the arena district eye center as Sue is having cataract surgery. It is interesting on how they have people separated in this waiting room as they (we) wait for the person we are here for. There are long, narrow tables spaced several feet apart. It is one person to a table and there is plenty of room to spread out on each table. I am so glad I was able to get this lap top to work I even got a little bit done on the bulletin. I brought some snacks and some crocheting along with my ever present ebook on the ipad not knowing what I would feel like doing. 

Yesterday’s theme title was “u for under....”. I took some photos of an umbrella but for some reason they just didn’t seem “interesting” to me yesterday. So I began a search for something “under”. I was at church when I began the search (before the umbrella shots). The green chartreuse light underneath one of the air purifier/sanitizes seemed interesting to me when I shot it, not so much when I worked on it in the “dark room” (Photoshop). I finally grabbed an image under my computer desk. 

The trip to the arena district this morning was quite an adventure. Since I am night blind, we were next to biting our nails that we would get here safely. We left the house at 6:15 am and it was still DARK. All of the on coming head lights are blinding to me so I have to concentrate on the lines in the road or the car in front of me if I can. Each of the street lights have rays or beams of light all around them. It like some kind of fairyland fun house. We’ve been here over two hours so they should be done with Sue’s procedure in another hour or so. 

The word today is stand.  In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. Thomas Jefferson   Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm. Abraham Lincoln  Purposes, plans, and achievements of men may all disappear like yon cloud upon the mountain's summit; but, like the mountain itself, the things which are of God shall stand fast forever and ever. Charles Spurgeon   Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors. Confucius   While the world changes, the cross stands firm. Bruno of Cologne  Be like the cliff against which the waves continually break; but it stands firm and tames the fury of the water around it. Marcus Aurelius   Prayer cleanses from sin, drives away temptations, stamps out persecutions, comforts the fainthearted, gives new strength to the courageous, brings travellers safely home, calms the waves, confounds robbers, feeds the poor, overrules the rich, lifts up the fallen, supports those who are falling, sustains those who stand firm. Tertullian    Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon. Ignatius of Loyola  He who stands on tiptoe does not stand firm. Laozi   All things human hang by a slender thread; and that which seemed to stand strong suddenly falls and sinks in ruins. Ovid   Fear not! Stand your ground... the Lord himself will fight for you; you have only to keep still. Moses  As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a false accusation when brought against a man of the purest and holiest character, boils over and is at once dissipated, and vanishes and threats of heaven and sea, himself standing unmoved. Marcus Tullius Cicero   

Today’s photo challenge is titled “v is for....” My first thought was of vines. This being winter there are really not to many interesting vines to be seen and I don’t have any vines, beside the philodendron and the pothos vines in my indoor garden. I did consider them in the process of elimination then I remembers the remains of a vine on the chain link fence in the back yard. The vine still has some red berries on it for some added interest with the lines, curves, shapes, patterns and textures of the vine itself.

Today’s article is about some changes that will/are taking place in recess at the Columbus City School after this pandemic. The fist sentence in the article told of some of the things that the children cannot use/do anymore on the playground at recess. They cannot play tag and Red Rover due to the save distancing. Swings and slides are off limits as well as any habit of sharing toys. Something new has appeared. It is called “recess bags”.  Each child at the Lindbergh Elementary School in Columbus has a lime-green drawstring bag of equipment to take to the playground at recess time. The bag contains chalk for “designs” on the playground blacktop and rubber balls to bounce around and off the walls. This helps with the distancing “rules”. The Hilltop Kiwanis Club also added jump ropes for each child. One of the teachers said there is nothing normal about the schools or the world. These new additions make recess help provide a “little level of normalcy”. “The national Society of Health and Physical Educators, or “SHAPE America,” says if schools are hosting in person classes, recess should go on – but it does recommend significantly limiting or eliminating access to playground equipment during the pandemic”. However, some of the area schools are still allowing for use of the playground equipment that they disinfect regularly. Some of the schools that are using the recess bags will also include a bean bag along with the other mentioned items. The schools that are including the pedometers mentioned that they not only keep the kids physically active but also offer applying math skills, percentages, when “setting goals for steps”. These recess bags have been called lifesavers and are making recess fun again. 

I haven’t decided on dinner yet, most likely hamburgers or hot dogs.

Joy