May 21, 2021 a thought for today, Yesterday's flowers are today's dreams. Japanese Proverb

I had a restless night so the day is dragging by. There was a statement or two made last night that has caused me to process and consider. It’s just one of those things that happen when adults live together. There is another huge burden on my heart today.....I am seeing signs that Sugar, my fluffy white dachshund, is slipping away more and more each day. I think I am preparing myself for the grief that is to come, soon. Although, she has had what looked like the last moments of health a few other times and came through it ok. She just seems to be having a particularly bad bout with things right now.  So that’s my life today. 

Normally when I am traveling through these gloomy feelings, working on the computer brings some comfort. It isn’t working its magic very well today. 

One of the photo a days’ theme for yesterday was “dinner”. I didn’t think about taking the photo the night before so I chose a “dinner” photo from the last time that I was at York Steak House, my usual baked fish with almond butter, baked potato and huge dinner roll. 

I left the computer to clean up the area where my indoor garden resides before and after its spring/summer vacation on the patio. I also need to clear out the dishwasher, maybe that will readjust my mood. Added to my agenda for today is finishing the handout message/bible study papers.

The second photo theme for today was “grocery list”. I do my lists on sticky note paper and make it

as I run out of things. In the shot I also included a couple of coupons. 

The word today is weary. This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or exercise their revolutionary right to overthrow it. Abraham Lincoln.  It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men's hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit. Robert Louis Stevenson. In the same way the sun never grows weary of shining, nor a stream of flowing, it is God's nature to keep His promises. Therefore, go immediately to His throne and say, 'Do as You promised.' Charles Spurgeon. Let no one be slow to seek wisdom when he is young nor weary in the search of it when he has grown old. For no age is too early or too late for the health of the soul. Epicurus. My heart, which is so full to overflowing, has often been solaced and refreshed by music when. sick and weary. Martin Luther. Christian, learn from Christ how you ought to love Christ. Learn a love that is tender, wise, strong; love with tenderness, not passion, wisdom, not foolishness, and strength, lest you become weary and turn away from the love of the Lord. Saint Bernard.  However dark and profitless, however painful and weary, existence may have become, life is not done, and our Christian character is not won, so long as God has anything left for us to suffer, or anything left for us to do. Frederick William Robertson. We shall not grow weary of waiting upon God if we remember how long and how graciously He once waited for us, Give me truths for I am weary of the surfaces, Ralph Waldo Emerson. Look to it that you do not try to do all of it, do not try to do too much, lest your spirit grow weary. Besides, a good prayer mustn't be too long. Do not draw it out. Prayer ought to be frequent and fervent, Martin Luther. 

Today’s photo challenge is “mirror selfie”. When the challenge calls for a selfie, I try to think of something that I can use that will show as little of myself as possible and yet meet the titled challenge. My wrinkles and white hair aren’t that note worthy in my estimation. 

My father would be amazed at where all of this technology is bringing us or taking us. The article is talking about the renewable energy of solar panels at a major bank in Columbus who are turning the parking lot in the McCoy Center at Polaris into a “solar farm”. According to the article they are planning to do something like it at three other Columbus offices. They are being constructed on carports. These new installations at the McCoy Center along with the previously installed panels on the roofs will meet 75% of the electricity needed. This interested me, it is ‘the largest single user office building in one of the  US after the massive lay outs in Washington DC”.  The building has the same square footing as the tallest building in NYC. The article stated that with all of the projects together it will have enough power to meet half the electricity needed. There will be 40,000 panels. They will be a canopy over most of the parking lot. One of the techy corporate offices in California is the only bigger site similar to this. The article stated that what the bank is  “doing is part of a broad effort by tech companies, retailers and other companies to make investments in clean energy....”. Businesses have realized that solar energy is a huge way to lower energy costs and add to aid to the “climate crisis”. Another bank mentioned in this article has one office based in Cincinnati with some offices here in Columbus. They said that the reached “carbon neutrality” in 2020, reducing its corporate carbon footprint”. There is a third bank mentioned in the article that has  a “solar array” at their office in Easton. 

Pizza!

Today’s “discard” rather speaks for itself......decor??