February 23, 2022 a thought for today, Time is the father of truth. Romanian Proverb

We have been helping with the pets this week. Yesterday before I was ready to get up, my phone rang. Apparently the alarm at my grandson and granddaughter’s house was going off. I wouldn’t be able to get there for at least twenty minutes to half an hour so the police were called. Sue and I got there as soon as we could. I didn’t make the bed, brush my teeth or comb my hairs. We both just threw on clothes and got in the car and navigated school busses to get to the house. The officer was still there. As it turns out apparently something accidently set off the alarm. It had thundered during the night. I suspect that Duke may have been frightened and bumped the patio door which set the alarm off. Anyway every thing was ok. We fed Duke and the cat and talked to them for a while to put them more at ease. They were both a little nervous when we got there. 

My first photo challenge yesterday was “v is for ....”. I chose to use Venetian blinds as my image to fit the “v is for...”. There is a sort of frame around the blinds for a hint of more....part of a lamp shade and part of a sea side wind chime. 

The family is home now so we didn’t need to let Duke outside for a break. I got up and jumped right in to getting the virtual visits done then got back to the bulletin and newsletter. I had more re-formatting to do on the bulletin to make the new information fit than I had expected. The newsletter didn’t take as much time for the necessary re-formatting as I expected. All in all it took about three hours. 

The second photo for February 22 was “sunrise”. This one
came from my archives since I wasn’t up at sunrise yesterday. This was taken with the sign of the sun rising over my neighbors home. 

Next on today’s agenda was food pantry. It was much busier today than yesterday. The computer that is “my” computer at food pantry was updating when it was plugged in. It was only 16 percent done before we even opened the doors. So it was going to take the rest of the time we were open to finish. So my partner had to take care of about twelve people before I could help. I went to the cupboard to get another computer. It took about fifteen or twenty minutes to get it set up with all the passwords and attachments needed.   

The weather has slipped back to the colder temps from the past two days. Monday was gorgeous for February and yesterday was warmer but rainy. Today it is having trouble getting out of the 30s.               

Today’s first photo theme was “w is for....”. After much thought I decided to use window for the subject matter. As I was heading home from Consumer Square Shopping Center and stopped at a traffic light I noticed this building across the street and liked the shape of the round “window”. I like the textures and shapes/forms included in the image. 

The word today is questions.  Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers. Voltaire.  Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms. George Eliot. There are four questions of value in life, ....... What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for and what is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same. Only love. Lord Byron. The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life, Confucius. A prudent question is one-half of wisdom, Francis Bacon.  Ignorant men raise questions that wise men answered a thousand years ago. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much. Francis Bacon.  Dignity, and even holiness too, sometimes, are more questions of coat and waistcoat than some people imagine. Charles Dickens. I put forward formless and unresolved notions, as do those who publish doubtful questions to debate in the schools, not to establish the truth but to seek it. Michel de Montaigne.  

The second photo for today is “fence(s)”. As drove through my neighborhood today I was paying particular attention to fences. This image is one of several that I shot. I used it for the added feature of a pagoda like structure behind the fence for added interest.

Here’s another article about things happening near my home. This one is about a garden for youth that has been set up in the Hilltop area of Columbus. It is called the Highland Youth Garden. Here is a bit of information about it from their web site: Highland Youth Garden grows minds, grows food and grows community in partnership with our Hilltop neighbors. The garden’s history is one rooted in humility and love: the seeds for Highland Youth Garden were planted 11 years ago when a local recreation center closed, and local educators and lovers-of-gardening began growing food and teaching children on the plot. Now, we feature one of the largest high tunnels in the city, an outdoor education center, and a nearly half-acre plot full of arbors, structures, and crops. At this point the hilltop commission is approving re-zoning for the garden so that it can expand. The property used to belong to the Hilltop United Methodist Church. There is a plan to have it re-zoned for office/educational use so that it can be used for after school and summer programs for Hilltop youth. Currently the garden is located across the street from Highland Elementary School and Educational Academy. They grow 4,000 pounds of fresh product and give it to give away. According to the article they need “indoor space for the kids in conditions such as thunderstorms, excessive heat in the summer, or as a shelter during crime-related events.” There will be bike racks installed for kids that come to classes.  Most of the neighbors agree to these arrangements. The Highland Youth Garden tries to take part in “growing minds” that serve 350 youth a year. They teach how to grow food, up to 3,000 pounds to be distributed to the surrounding community. They like being connected to the neighborhood and community. They hold garden markets and special events. They offer different learning experiences and give the opportunity to grow their own food in a hands-on setting. They offer classes, clubs, experiences, festivals, and other programs and opportunities. 

Sloppy joes or something from the freezer for dinner. 

Joy 

someone much have lost control of their car ..... knocking over one safety cone and running over another.