June 8, 2021 a thought for today, Happiness opens the arms and closes the eyes. German Proverb

What a beautiful way to start the day. I got a call from Jessie, Lexie, and Drew just as I was waking up. We all have things on our agenda’s for today so that was the best time to reach out and touch each other. 

It has been a very productive day too. I got all the information I need for the Saturday evening message and I had finished the bulletin yesterday. I sent the bulletin for proofreading and as a draft copy to the reader and the pastor. I got the shut-in envelopes printed so I am ready to print. I think I will print early this week since I have a plumber coming early on Thursday morning. 

Yesterday’s photo theme was “close up”. I had picked some newly bloomed flowers for my tiny little row garden beside the house. They still looked fresh so I chose those for the shoot for June 7th. 

We had a good bit of rain yesterday. There is more predicted for today but it hasn’t gotten here yet. As a matter of fact it is predicted for the next two or three days. 

I plan to attend a meeting at church in an hour or so. I am getting house work and computer work done so I won’t have it to worry about when I get home. There are some volunteers getting together tomorrow to begin the sorting and pricing of items for our annual fall sale. I would like to be there then, possibly after I do the printing, to take some photos. I feel like a sort of historian for the church by taking photos and sharing them with the congregation in the newsletter. That way they know we are still keeping up with our missions. There are still activities of interest within the church family. 

The word today is achieve. What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality. Plutarch.  It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get. Confucius. That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well. Abraham Lincoln.  A man may fulfill the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer, and attempting a task he cannot achieve. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning. Benjamin Franklin. Men can be divided into 2 groups: one that goes ahead and achieves something, and one that comes after and criticizes, Seneca the Younger. The sage does not attempt anything very big, and thus achieves greatness, Laozi.  Let the wise one control his thoughts, for they are difficult to perceive, often elusive, and they rush about frantically: a mind well controlled achieves peace and happiness, Gautama Buddha. It's never too late to be who you were meant to be, George Eliot. When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps, Confucius. In the long run men hit only what they aim at, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success, Henry David Thoreau.  The greater part of all the mischief in the world arises from the fact that men do not sufficiently understand their own aims, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. 

Today’s photo challenge is titled “light”. Some of my peers in this group used street light and beautiful chandeliers.  And some of us used a view of nature’s light.

The article is telling about an interesting way of getting fresh food to the community. It is about something called “Market Wagon Columbus”, how it came about and how it works. The whole idea is to connect local farmers with the community. It is a program that will deliver fresh food and homemade products to Central Ohio residents. It was begun in 2019. There are 200 vendor and 1,000 products. The founder of the “Market Wagon” said that the concept began in Indianapolis in 2016 and is available in twenty-nine markets in the Midwest. Here is the way it works Users create an account on www.marketwagon.com. From there they can shop on line for meat, dairy, eggs, meals, bakery, product, and so on.  Handmade items, pet food and supplies, personal care items and even clothing are offered. Home delivery costs $5.95 with no minimum order, or the order can be picked up at a host market for free. This is a year-round market and is open for twenty-four hour shopping. Personal vendors may apply to sell their products through this service offering a larger product list to customers.  

I think it will be lasagna and left overs for dinner. 

Joy

The color of the discard is still there. The sun and weather hasn’t faded it yet. The fence stopped any breeze from forcing its travel further into the landscape. In my opinion, for the art other than the color that the image projects there are the shapes of the fence, the lines and patterns and textures.