May 16, 2022 a thought for today, Sunshine without rain makes a desert. Arabic Proverb
The photo of the day for May 15 was “upside down”. The first thing that came to mind was the catsup bottle that sits in my frig upside down. I also like the faint reflection under the cap (also another view of upside down).
I started the day doing what has become a daily habit these past few weeks....searching on line for a car. The search begins after the much older “daily habit” of my virtual visits. I’ll have to admit I am picky in my search. Just some of the particulars are: age of the car, milage of the car certain features that don’t suit me and so on. I have found a few but for one reason or another have been unable to snatch onto one. I either miss them, being a day late or I miss them by being a day short (on cash).
My photo for yesterday for my Canadian group is an image of some fresh produce.
I’m going to back up a bit. I got up at about 2:30 this morning to take care of some business and at the same time realized it was becoming very windy outside. I have all of my indoor garden (house plants in various sized pots) outside for now. Some are sitting precariously on make shift “shelves”. So, in my night gown and slippers I went outside in the dark and moved them to the ground so they wouldn’t blow over, some already had fallen.
Today is much brighter, sunny and all, but the temperature has taken a pretty good dip.
I also had another photo of the day for yesterday. It is called "geometric". It is one of the four days I have each month with this group. I was waiting for one of my meetings to start and realized how interesting the inside of the piano in the room was.
Our Saturday evening family visit was all I had hoped it would be. The only thing that would have made it more perfect would have been that the other half of the family could have been there too. My house (where our roots are) felt “alive again”. Some of our family are away serving others and some are otherwise unavailable. There was laughter as the little ones were.....little ones with all that goes with that title. And some of we older ones were full of wonderful catch up stories. The pizza tasted better than when it is just the two of us sharing the pie.
The word today is use. That which is used - develops. That which is not used wastes away, Hippocrates. Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. Charles Spurgeon. I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use. Galileo Galilei. It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching. Francis of Assisi. Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens. Epictetus. They claim this mother of ours, the Earth, for their own use, and fence their neighbors away from her, and deface her with their buildings and their refuse. Sitting Bull. We ought not to treat living creatures like shoes or household belongings, which when worn with use we throw away. Plutarch. The bread which you use is the bread of the hungry; the garment hanging in your wardrobe is the garment of him who is naked; the shoes you do not wear are the shoes of the one who is barefoot; the acts of charity that you do not perform are so many injustices that you commit, Saint Basil.
Today’s photo for my other group is my “grand dog” and my dachshund each wanting the blue ball on the floor.
I was interested in seeing what is new in the treatment of animals health and treatments. These are veterinarians in our area and I image around the world using methods of treatment for pets that are out of what most of us see as “normal”. Many procedures that are used on humans can and are used on our furry families. Some of these treatments are, acupuncture, physical therapy, herbal formulations, laser therapy and chiropractic services. In the opening there is an explanation from a vet who says her experiences in this area began with physical therapy. She started out making house calls. She feels it is important to combine alternative therapies with standard practices. It’s a way to supplement treatments. They provide pain control for arthritis, injuries, “post-surgical care” and neurological problems. In the article there is a dog named Razz brown and white dog with light blue eyes. He has neurological damage. His treatment began with physical therapy. He had been dropped off at the clinic. It was discovered that he could not walk. He was moved to the wellness part of the clinic and had some follow-up appointments. To make him a little more comfortable he was fed dry Cheerios. A couple of treatments were tried, acupuncture, physical therapy and laser therapy (he had to wear green glasses for the laser therapy). He began to be able to take a few steps especially when a cheeseburger was offered. Later in the day he was able to walk at a special adoption event. This vet mentioned in this article said that therapy is tailor-made for each pet “one size does not fit all”. She also stands in for “relief work” at other clinics.
I think it will be chicken cacciatore for dinner tonight.
Joy
I took this shot a few weeks ago. I don’t remember the incident so I have no idea what this is but I like all the elements. I like the lines, the curves, the textures and the shapes....and the shadow.
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