December 7, 2021 a thought for today, There is a doorway that connects two hearts. Afghan Proverb

It’s cold. I guess winter is here, except not by the dates on the calendar. The temperature is offering a taste of what is on its way to stick around for a couple of months. 

Yesterday’s photo challenge title was “something red”. I looked for and several objects in red as I went about my morning. This one seemed to fit especially for the season.  

I had the bulletin done yesterday and took another quick look at it before I sent it out to be read for corrections this morning. Then I worked on the Christmas Eve bulletin. I got started on it and decided to keep going to the finish. At least to the finish of information that I was given so far. That way it is not going to be a total last minute thing with so much else popping up at the time of year. 

When I finished the bulletins, I got to work on the frig. It was time to get it cleaned out. So the dish washer is running now. Since I was tiding up, I decided to make some sun tea and also put a few more ornaments on the tree. Decorating the Christmas tree takes me more than one day now. It use to be done in a few hours. I do have the lights on so it’s nice to enjoy them in the evening. I am just adding some of the ornaments now. Some of them have been in the family for years and bring back memories that take time to savor as the ornaments go on the tree. 

The word for today is justice.  Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged. Samuel Johnson. Justice is the sum of all moral duty. William Godwin. There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice. Montesquieu. At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. Aristotle.   Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical. Blaise Pascal.  I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice. Abraham Lincoln. If we do not maintain justice, justice will not maintain us. Francis Bacon.  Fidelity is the sister of justice. Horace.  Next in importance to freedom and justice is popular education, without which neither freedom nor justice can be permanently maintained. James A. Garfield. Peace is more important than all justice; and peace was not made for the sake of justice, but justice for the sake of peace. Martin Luther. Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom. Plato. I believe in the equality of man; and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow-creatures happy. Thomas Paine. Justice is a temporary thing that must at last come to an end; but the conscience is eternal and will never die. Martin Luther.

The photo theme for today is “the weather outside”. There was no snow anywhere today so I thought the next best image for the weather outside in the part of the world is bare tree branches.

There seems to be a lot of this going on now days. Here’s another view point on the subject. I think this kind of art has been going on in Europe and in other parts of the US for a long time.  The following few sentences are from Google meant as an introduction to the article for today. “According to art historians, mural painting dates back at least 40,000 years. Street art is visual art created in public locations for public visibility. It has been associated with the terms "independent art", "post-graffiti", "neo-graffiti" and guerrilla art. Street art has evolved from the early forms of defiant graffiti into a more commercial form of art, as one of the main differences now lies with the messaging. Street art is often meant to provoke thought rather than rejection among the general audience through making its purpose more evident than that of graffiti”. The article today is about some of this street art in Old Hilliard. This one is on the wall at the Hilliard Civic and Cultural Arts Center. The 24 x 40 foot art work was started in September and was planned to be completed by mid December, depending on weather conditions. That artist said he loves being outside and feeling the seasons change.  He listens to music or pod casts as he works. This work features sunflowers, according to the possibility that it stirred the creation of the creation of the Hilliard Public Arts Commission. It is noted in the article that a resident painted a sunflower on her garage but it didn’t meet the colors of the city code. So it had to be hidden. The vision of the people who selected the artist was to promote public art. There are hopes that it will increase visibility of the arts commission. The artist of this mural attended Columbus College of Art and Design. He also completed a 100 x 20 foot mural on Gift Street in Franklinton, “Dream Together”. He has created several for the Harmony Project in Columbus. He has painted portraits for the nursing department at OSU. 

 I am making chili mac and grilled cheese sandwiches for dinner. 

Joy

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