April 14, 2022 a thought for today, Everything has an end except God. Dutch Proverb

My first photo of the day for yesterday was “church”. There are so many corners and sometimes overlooked areas of church that I an trying to capture images as something grabs my attention.

Today was my first “outing” since the accident ..... accept for church on Sunday morning. I had the bulletin, the anthem word insert, and the memory of family members list all done and ready to print with no way to get to the church copier. Our sexton agreed to pick me up and bring me home. I got all the printing done. At the same time we had a food deliver for the food pantry. Chris, the sexton, was helping with the unload. I finished while the unloading was still going on so I waited until he was free to bring me home. I asked if he would like a couple of White Castles so I treated him to that,  and myself, of course. 

The second photo for yesterday was “fave recipe”. This is a well used recipe that is a family favorite. I think it is a little different that most tuna casserole with the addition of sharp cheese. 

When I got home I started the laundry and clearing some things out of the back freezer and some from the frig since tomorrow is trash collection date. I think maybe all of the activity may have put a bit on further stress on my back. I think I should take it as easy as I can for the rest of the day.....except there is the laundry to finish. 

Now I need to find or set up my photos of the day. 

The first photo for today is “ingredients”. I made a collection of several of the “ingredients” that I use most often in my cooking. 

The word for today is sky.  For age is opportunity no less Than youth itself, though in another dress, And as the evening twilight fades away The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The sky is the daily bread of the eyes. Ralph Waldo Emerson.  There is one spectacle grander than the sea, that is the sky; there is one spectacle grander than the sky, that is the interior of the soul. Victor Hugo. The brain is wider than the sky. Emily Dickinson.  Only from the heart can you touch the sky, Rumi. The sky is the ultimate art gallery just above us, Ralph Waldo Emerson. Green calm below, blue quietness above, John Greenleaf Whittier.  The bluebird carries the sky on his back. Henry David Thoreau. Above the clouds the sky is always blue, Therese of Lisieux. I cannot imagine anyone looking at the sky and denying God, Abraham Lincoln.  Look at the stars lighting up the sky: no one of them stays in the same place, Seneca the Younger. The soul of man was made to walk the skies, Edward Young.  The stars are like letters that inscribe themselves at every moment in the sky. Everything in the world is full of signs. All events are coordinated. All things depend on each other. Everything breathes together, Plotinus. Rush out in the rain to be soaked with the sky, Rumi. Man looks aloft, and with erected eyes Beholds his hereditary skies, Ovid.

The second photo for today is “night time”. I needed to go back to my archives for this one. I have several of the moon that I was looking for. I couldn’t find them but I found this one that in had captured one rainy night looking out my front door. 

This is a story about some possible changes in the works for part of the sky line of Columbus. There are plans for converting three buildings in our downtown to residential use. The PNC Building on east Broad Street is a 24-story office “tower” is one of them. A two-story glass atrium in front of the building would be replaced with a “landscaped plaza”. However that plan was revised to an outdoor seating area on Lazelle Street with a new glass enclosure for a restaurant. An area called the Continental Centre, 150 E. Gay Street, has a 27-story office structure that will be converted to residential. The plans is to use historic preservation tax credit for this project. A rooftop design with a swimming pool has been approved but the exterior of the building will stay the same. There will be 344 units in this building. The third building to be mentioned in the story is the Salsesian Building at 80 S. Sixth St. It was once the Salesian Boys and Girls Club. In the project the YMCA has been working with the owners. It is expected that “about half thee apartments would be used for permanent supportive housing.” Again historic preservation tax credit would be applied. This six-story building was built in 1927. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. According to the article in 2018 it was listed on the Most Endangered list by Columbus Landmarks. According to the article this project is still in a planning phase. 

I pulled some Chili Mac from the freezer for dinner tonight. 

Joy

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