July 21, 2022 a thought for today, If you think about things too long, good thoughts will disappear. Japanese Proverb

One of the uploads for yesterday as “hug”. For this one I went back in my archives and found this one of two of my great grandchildren happily hugging each other. 

Getting the four printing jobs off my mind is a relief. Both bulletins are printed and distributed. The hand-out for HM3 is ready for Saturday evening. Then to finish off the printing jobs, I made  the copies Ed wanted. I don’t normally like to print bulletin’s on a colored paper. I think they are more difficult to read and are not as professional looking. However, I used a pale lavender paper for this celebration of life to make it a little more personalized and special since the last one was on white. This will give an individualized feel. I’m surprised that I like the effect. 

In another upload for yesterday, since my thoughts were on the subject of hugs I found this one of my cat and one of my dogs from a while back in one of their moments of affection (of acceptance) for each other.  

An order for one of the over the counter meds my doctor has me on got over looked in my last order so I stopped at Kroger on the way home to pick it up. I can’t go in the store without picking up a few other things too. I also made a pass by the park for some photos I wanted.

Getting the printing projects completed helps keep tomorrow mostly clear for a good start on the newsletter that will be due next week. Saturday will be pretty well taken up with church activities after the weekly curbside pick up. 

I had a third upload for yesterday. The theme for this one was “abc....def...”  What we were assigned to do was generate a photo whose title would be three words beginning with three consecutive letters of the alphabet. I called this one “Ripe Strawberry Taste”. 

There was a little thunder and lightening last night that made Sweet Pea restless for a while so that made sleeping a little on and off. Today is much brighter with temperatures at a decent level. Some of the other areas of the country, even the world, are experiencing much more dangerous conditions.  

One of today’s uploads is called “a church”. Since I was in the church doing the bulletins, I carried one of my camera’s with me when I walked through the sanctuary. 

Another of my Thursday chores is under way too, the laundry is progressing. Due to all the walking I have done today I want to make dinner as easy as I can so I checked out what I have in the freezer, I can just warm it up. 

The word today is character.  The character of a man is known from his conversations. Menander.  You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one, Henry David Thoreau.  Reputation is what men and women think of us. Character is what God and the angels know of us, Thomas Paine.  People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character, Ralph Waldo Emerson. Character is simply habit long continued, Plutarch. No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character. Ralph Waldo Emerson.  Character is much easier kept than recovered. Thomas Paine. Simplicity in character, in manners, in style; in all things the supreme excellence is simplicity. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Character develops itself in the stream of life, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.  Dreams are the touchstones of our character, Henry David Thoreau. We can't control the impressions others form about us, and the effort to do so only debases our character, Epictetus. Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended, Francois de La Rochefoucauld. 

As driving home from the church I cruised through the park with the idea of finding images to shoot. I saw this one through the trees and decided to use it for my upload to the Canadian Photo Club for today. 

Here is a story about an interesting happening for a short time here in Columbus at Franklin Park. For the next couple of months there will be a display of “exotic-shaped animal topiaries” at the park.  Some of the topiaries are a Bengal tiger, a bison, camels and more. The event is called Topiary Takeover. There is a total of about twenty-five topiaries. They are in seven installations in the thirteen acres of the exterior of the conservatory.  They are said to be “larger-than-life creations representing animals found at UNESCO natural heritage sites”. The topiaries are constructed of steel frames then covered with living plants. To keep some from being too heavy there is plastic tubing on the inside. The live plants are watered through an internal irrigation system. Among the animals not mentioned earlier are a peacock, an iguana, and  pink flamingos. Along with the topiary display is a “Great Barrier Reef aquarium with a dozen fish, seahorse and jellyfish to add to a visit to the conservatory. The Topiary Takeover will last through September 11. There are plans to offer a similar display in the spring of 2023. 

It’s going to be goulash pulled from the freezer for dinner tonight. 

Joy