September 17, 2022 a thought for today, Nothing can exist long without occasional rest. Latin Proverb

The first photo a day photo upload for yesterday was “12:34". Other members of my club had a variety of interesting ideas on how to display this set of numbers. 

It has been a moderately busy day, the kind I like, keeping physically and physiologically busy at the same time. 

We did the weekly curbside grocery pick up and the also weekly chores. On weekends like this we are enjoying the feeling of the advancing fall season with the ball games, especially the OSU games in this house hold a welcome part of Saturdays. And I can’t forget the seemingly inherent HGTV cooking and home remodeling shows as background that are usual here for Saturdays. 

My second photo club’s upload for yesterday was the interesting piece of landscape in my neighborhood.

My neighbor is doing the weekly (sometimes daily) yard beautifying, which adds enjoyable curb appeal to the neighborhood. Bob is doing our lawn mowing and weed wacking (not so much “beautifying”). 

So today is a comfortable and satisfying weekend day. 

One of today’s photo a day uploads is “lucky”. As we were waiting for the grocery pick up Bob was showing me some “tips and tricks” on my new (used) car. As I watched him the photo of the day popped into my head and I realized how lucky I am to have him around to help me out in many ways. I am lucky to have two wonderful son's looking after this senior citizen.

The word today is honest. Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools, that don't have brains enough to be honest. Benjamin Franklin. Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God. George Washington. I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live. Socrates. Honest hearts produce honest actions. Brigham Young. Be true to your work, your word, and your friend, Henry David Thoreau. Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. Thomas Jefferson. Honest people don't hide their deeds. Emily Bronte.  I can tell you, honest friend, what to believe: believe life; it teaches better that book or orator, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.  An honest man is always a child. Socrates. Honesty is the best policy. If I lose mine honor, I lose myself, William Shakespeare. The honest and good man ought to be exactly like a man who smells strong, so that the bystander as soon as he comes near him must smell whether he choose or not, Marcus Aurelius. Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men or animals. Some seem to smile; some have a sad expression; some are pensive and diffident; others are plain, honest and upright, like the broad faced sunflower and the hollyhock, Henry Ward Beecher. One great error is that we suppose mankind more honest than they are, Alexander Hamilton. Honest people will respect us for our merit: the public, for our luck, Francois de La Rochefoucauld.  

As I was out and about this morning I saw this image and liked it for my second photo a day upload. The Halloween ghost getting ready for the season coming up right around the corner. 

I may have written a piece about Franklin Park earlier in my letters/blog. This may add to that information or be something new or a reminder. Franklin Park is over 150 years old. In 1852 eighty-eight acres two miles east of downtown was purchased and used for the Franklin County Fair. In 1874 the Ohio State Fair began there.  In 1884 it was opened for public use. Soon, the Palm House was built in a “grand Victorian-style glass green house”. In was opened to the public in 1895 as the Franklin Park Conservatory. In the early days there were carriage paths along with  a lake and boathouse. The Columbus Recreation and Parks Department owned and operated the Conservatory until 1989. It became well known for horticultural excellence and rare and unusual plants. It grew to a place for family gatherings, weddings, and events. There was a renovation 1989 enlarging and expanding plant collections along with classrooms, a library a gift shop and café . In 1992 the event of Ameriflora took place. The event was “a six-month international horticulture exposition”.   Ownership and management changed after Ameriflora. In 1994 a new addition to the Conservatory agenda was the “debut” of Blooms and Butterflies “becoming the first conservatory in the nation to showcase a seasonal butterfly exhibition”. In 2003 there was an exhibit of Chihuly at the Conservatory. Since then there have been exhibits that “merge nature and art”. The Conservatory has continued to offer work by local artists and annual exhibitions. One of the latest additions is the Children’s Garden that supports outreach and education missions, promoting active learning for all ages, with an emphasis on health and the natural sciences.

I am trying a Deviled Egg Pasta Salad with chicken fires for dinner tonight. 

Joy

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