March 7, 2022 a thought for today, Art has no enemy but ignorance. Romanian Proverb

I have a list of to-dos that are going to take me all week to get done, that’s what I got out of bed worrying about this morning. I guess the best way of dealing with that kind of list is to “live in the moment” and take the day one step at a time. When I finally got started on the list, I tried a form of triage. The biggest “hump” in any one of the lists I presently had on my desk is in the process of getting the annual report done so that’s where I started. After about an hour and a half or so I had the biggest time consuming document formats finished and uploaded. Now onward and upward. 

The first photo of the day for March 6 was “a corner”. There is no limit on corners. I was on the outlook for something with a bit of character and some of the specifics of “art”, like shapes, textures and so on. This one caught my eye as I was on my way home from church. 

The minister for this week had sent me the information I need for the bulletin. I usually start on it the first thing on Monday morning. But on this Monday with the other project on my plate I decided it was better planning to get one portion of the document that would take the most effort done first. I think I can get the bulletin done tomorrow. 

The second photo a day for yesterday was “shadows”. I like shadows and reflections. This one interested me also on my way home from church. 

One good thing about the long to-do list is I don’t have anything on my schedule in the way of outside obligations and meetings this week. 

 We had two beautiful days weather wise over the weekend. Today made a bit of a turn, it is chillier and there was rain, thunder and lightening during the night. 

I did take one break earlier this morning to look for my photos of the day. That gave me a break of about half an hour. Now I need to take another break from the computer to get some kitchen work done.

The first photo challenge for today is titled “a bus stop”. I had planned not to leave the house this week until I had as least a large chunk of the annual report done, the “hard parts”.  But I needed a break and there wasn’t anyway I could get this particular image in the neighborhood or from my archives so I made a trip down Broad Street looking for bus stops.

The word today is responsible. You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say. Martin Luther. Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Henry Ward Beecher. Work while you have the light. You are responsible for the talent that has been entrusted to you. Henri Frederic Amiel. The eyes are not responsible when the mind does the seeing. Publilius Syrus. However great may be the work for which we are responsible, we will always do well if we pause to spend time in sacred praise. Charles Spurgeon. Desire and force between them are responsible for all our actions; desire causes our voluntary acts, force our involuntary. Blaise Pascal. It is a painful thing to look at your own trouble and know that you yourself and no one else has made it, Sophocles. Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens, Epictetus. You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today. Abraham Lincoln.  The responsibility of tolerance lies with those who have the wider vision. George Eliot.  

The second photo theme for today is “symmetry”. My fist thoughts were the slats in my neighbor’s fence. I also find the shapes and placement of windows is interesting. While I was out for my “break” I went by the park. There were lots of puddles from the rain we had last night. This image of trees with their reflection seemed perfect. 

The article I found for today is a bit of history about the Ohio State Fair. In the 1840s farmers were joining agriculture organizations that supported “the practice of farming”, growing crops and raising animals. The animals provided food, wool, eggs and so on. The challenges the farmers face are helped with the Board of Agriculture. This organization started the first State Fair in 1849 and had to cancel it because of a cholera epidemic. The first fair was finally held in 1850 in October for three days, the 2nd, 3rd and 4th. It wasn’t held in Columbus, it was held in Cincinnati. Fairs in that time period were held in various places because transportation limited how people could visit. Some of the fairs in Ohio were hosted in various cities on years spaced out to give as many areas as possible the chance to share with visitors and exhibitors. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Dayton Sandusky, Zanesville, Toledo, Springfield, and Mansfield as well as Columbus were the hosts from 1851 through 1873.  In 1974 the Board of Agriculture decided that the state capital should hold the fair each year. The Franklin County Fairgrounds at that time was east of the Ohio Statehouse. In the 1870s the railroad made it easier for people from other parts of the state to get to Columbus. The current fairground came into use in 1886. It has grown in acreage and with structures being built up to the present day. The fair got its first electric lights, the fist fair in the nation to get them, in the 1890s. The first Butter Cow and Calf began its entrance in 1903. According to the article the early fairs were entirely agricultural featured. Eventually entertainment such as bands and more were added. During World War II the fair was cancelled. It was cancelled again in 2020 due to the global pandemic. In 1942 in lieu of the fair the space was used by the US War Department.  It was used to repair aircraft and other  equipment. In 1946 the fair came back to life. In 2003 the fair “celebrated its 150th opening. Due to the recent pandemic in 2021 the fair was open to exhibitors only. The fair grew from a three-day event to seventeen days which has now been shortened to a twelve-day event. 

I am having fish and chips for dinner....baked Tilapia and french fries....for dinner. 

Joy

respectlessly discarded