April 21, 2023 a thought for today, Conscience is as good as a thousand witnesses. Italian Proverb

One of the photo uploads for yesterday was “alley”. I think of an alley as a place for trash cans and not-so-desirable-objects to be placed. I also read about an alley in a story that was an array of trees on either side of a pathway. They can be beautiful. I looked up the definition of the word before I shot several photos. Here are some definitions of an alley. “a narrow passageway between or behind buildings”. And “a path lined with trees, bushes, or stones.”

I met Dorothy at church this morning to finish the newsletter. We had our usual chat with each other. I always feel “brighter (happier)” after we have had our short monthly visits. Mostly, I think, because we have so much in common. Patti came in before we left and so did Paul. The roofers were there and working when I got there. 

When I got home, after a short photo search jaunt, I had to find some paper work for my son. That took a little while.

My next upload for yesterday was “three colours”. I was at church doing the printing and as I passed through the sanctuary I looked at the stained glass windows (as I always do...this time...) looking for a window or section of a window with three colors. This is the bottom portion of our “Isaiah” window. This part of the window is described as “The prophet has a vision of the Lord in the temple. He feels that he is lost for I am a man of unclean lips. A seraph flies to Isaiah and cleans his lips with a live coal pinched between a pair of tongs. Now the prophet is ready to proclaim the word of the Lord”

One of my “tasks” for the church is keeping up with our website. I’ll have to admit I don’t get to much done on it often. There’s really not much to update. However, one of them is making the monthly newsletter available in that venue. I tried that this morning. The company we use for the site has been doing some updates on the site. Some how our newsletter page is empty except for the header and footer. So I took some time to contact them. I couldn’t find the “contact us” feature on this updated site. I sent a message at the only place that looked like I could reach them. I guess I just wait and see what they will do about it. I asked them to please replace the content of that page. 

The rest of the day can be on the slow side....no “dead lines”. 

I had a third upload for yesterday. It’s title was “the color purple”. This one is from my archives. I don’t have any “flags” (that’s what my mom called them) or iris in the yard yet. Iris’ are said to symbolize power, with the three parts representing wisdom, faith and courage.

The word today is humanity.  I was surprised just now at seeing a cobweb around a knocker; for it was not on the door of heaven, Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare.  It is curious to note the old sea-margins of human thought! Each subsiding century reveals some new mystery; we build where monsters used to hide themselves. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.  Man is not on the earth solely for his own happiness. He is there to realize great things for humanity, Vincent Van Gogh.  I am a human, and whatever concerns humanity is of interest to me, Terence.  Our humanity was a poor thing but for the divinity that stirs within us, Sir Francis Bacon.  Humanity is a duty made known and enjoined by revelation, and ever keeping pace with the progress of Christianity, Sydney Smith.  Man is harder than iron, stronger than stone and more fragile than a rose, Proverbs.  The age of chivalry has gone; the age of humanity has come, Charles Sumner.  The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization, Ralph Waldo Emerson. On earth there is nothing great but man; in man there is nothing great but mind, Sir William Hamilton.  Each man is haunted until his humanity awakens, William Blake.  The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained, enlightened and decorated by the intellect of man, Charles Sumner.  Mankind is not a circle with a single center but an ellipse with two focal points of which facts are one and ideas the other, Victor Hugo.  What an ugly beast is the ape and how like us, Marcus Tullius Cicero.  Ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. Genesis 3:5, Bible.  What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable. Joseph Addison.  Close by the Rights of Man, at the least set beside them, are the Rights of the Spirit, Victor Hugo.  

My first upload for today is called “leafy”. This is a view of the new leaves on the trees that line my street. 

There are several interesting “neighborhoods” in our city. One of them is called the Discovery District. This article is a little bit about this area of town. A large part of what makes up this district are: “Columbus State Community College, Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus Museum of Art, and Columbus Metropolitan Library”. The article describes it as   a “cultural district because of its close proximity to higher educational campuses and art destinations”. In the words of the article it is not “typically viewed as the most prominent Columbus neighborhood, the density of academic and arts-based institutions in this area are what make this creative campus unique”. This district was “created” in 2007. Property owners agreed to pay a “special tax” to help maintain the area with cleanliness and safety in mind. These taxes pay for “safety ambassador” and a homeless outreach service. Part of these taxes pay to have “first-floor” graffiti removed and to promote PR. The article related that before this plan was implemented the area was considered an “unsafe area of the city”. There are historic landmarks in the area such as Kelton House, the First Congregational Church and the Broad Street United Methodist Church. To contribute to the safety issues mentioned earlier security guards from the “major institutions” join forces along with a specialty police force to keep the area clean and safe and on the alert for criminal activities. The boundaries of this Discovery District are roughly explained as  “bounded to the north by I-670, to the east by Jefferson Avenue and Lester Drive, to the south in a zig-zag pattern until it reaches I-70, and then to the west by South Grant Avenue”. Features that make this district “unique” are: one of “the highest-ranking large-city libraries in the nation......(also a) home to a wide array of American and European Art, as well as many contemporary and photographic collections (at the art gallery)......(and) educational institutions ( CCAD, CSCC, Franklin University, and Capital University”. The Topiary Park is part of the Discovery District occupying seven acres of land with 220 trees and a pond. There are multiple restaurants with a “variety of cuisines”. Many extra events take place in the area such as series’ of self guided tours and other seasonal events. 

The second upload for today is “anything yellow”. The most yellow we have in yards this season are the dandelions. I wanted a little more interest in this one so I search, while shooting and found this one trying to hide behind some blades of grass. 

Pizza night has rolled around again!!

Joy

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