June 21, 2022 a thought for today, Sorrow may sadden your face but it sharpens your understanding. African Proverb

It is so nice to have a car!! Sue has had a package to mail laying here for several days. Now that we have a car I was able to take her to the post office earlier this morning. 

The month of gratitude for day June 20 upload is on of my “new” car. I am grateful to finally have a ride so that I don’t have to bother friends and family

I have decided not to do the church newsletter this week. I still need information from the other before I put it together. There will quite a bit of printing to do this Thursday anyway, with the special bulletin and the regular too. 

We had food pantry today and had more folks come than we have had in the past few weeks. We had twenty-two families today. So we were busy at a pretty steady pace. We had several large fans running. Actually I was sure I would be sweating profusely but it really wasn’t so bad after all until I left to come home then it was like an oven. 

The second upload for yesterday was a peak at a building down the street and around the corner from my house. It has some interesting feature, the weed coming up in the cracks in the sidewalk and the peeling paint each leaving its own distinctive mark in history. 

I have this weeks bulletin up to the point of the minister’s information and that came in an email just before I left this morning so I will be able to finish it tomorrow morning. 

I took Sue to Home Depot for some things she needed yesterday. While I was waiting for her, I picked up a couple of things I needed. One of the things I needed was a couple of flower planters. I have some of my smaller house plants that are enjoying their “vacation” on the back porch so much they have out grown their pots. I was able to get them transplanted and a little pruning on a couple of the others. 

I have decided to pick up my smaller DSLR camera and practice with it. I have never been to good using the manual settings. I want to practice using them. I have been using the camera on my smart phone for most of my photography for a while. The cameras that come onboard the smart phones are getting better and better but the images from SLRs are still a little clearer. 

Today’s upload in the month of gratitude is this view of the park where a nap on one of the picnic tables with the loyal furry friend on the ground below is full of gratitude. 

The word today is agree.  It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those who have expressed more superficial views; for these also contributed something, by developing before us the powers of thought. Aristotle.  One who is too insistent on his own views, finds few to agree with him. Lao Tzu.  There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees. Michel de Montaigne.  If you wish to appear agreeable in society, you must consent to be taught many things which you already know, Johann Kaspar Lavater.  Your very silence shows you agree, Euripides.  Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms. George Eliot. There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen. Petrarch.  Hope, deceiving as it is, serves at least to lead us to the end of our lives by an agreeable route. Francois de La Rochefoucauld.  Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable. Francis Bacon. 

The upload to my Canadian group for today is this fence with blossoms poking through the slats, playing peak a boo perhaps. 

Here is another story about more of beautiful Ohio. This one covers the area of Mohican State Park and Malabar Farm. Which includes waterfalls, caves, lots of rives and nature. In the 1940s Mr. Broomfield set out to restore Malabar Farm in Richland County. The farm was once “dubbed” the most famous farm in America because of some ‘Sunday sermons’ that were held on Sundays. These “sermons” were planned to teach about sustainable practices. The sight is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has been since 1973. The farms is continuing in existence and “honors” the heritage dealing with soil and water conservation, sustainable techniques and educational information. The main structure on the farm, called the Big House, is heated and cooled with geothermal energy. There is a wind turbine to add “green energy”.  There are hikes and bridle trails, camping, guided tours, a petting zoo and much more at the farm. For a week end outing the Pleasant Hill Lake is fifteen minutes away from the farm leading to the Mohican State Park, offering “all kinds of natural features”. Many of the natural sights were created 14,000 year ago. Along with that is the 300-foot gorge that “spans up to 1,000 feet” width. The views in the park include waterfalls and caves. Many years ago the area was inhabited by the Delaware Native American where their hunting took place. According to the article they were “forced to relocate after the War of 1812". Another historic legend involving the area is that “Johnny Appleseed” roamed the land. It is said that his name was etched into the wall of Lyons Falls but has eroded away. There are climate controlled cabins in the park along with the campground, an outdoor pool, an equestrian area and a primitive camping area along a stream. You may even be honored to see a bald eagle in your trip. 

I think we will have hamburgers for dinner. 

Joy

Poor thing...there were better days