May 21, 2023 a thought for today, Do not use words that are too big for your mouth. Persian Proverb

My first “assignment” for yesterday was “I don’t like to .....”. Mine was iron. In my earlier days many pieces of clothing needed ironed after each laundry. We had sprinkler bottles to dampen the clothes making it easier to get the wrinkles out. It was a time-consuming weekly chore. Now days many items of clothing don’t need ironed. There is still some occasional pressing necessary but not a laundry basket full of clothing to be ironed. 

We had a baptism at church today. It has been a while since we have had one. We also had a guest, one of our people who comes for one of our ministries, who has also been coming to the church services quite often. He has been wanting to give the church something, a gift. So he was given the chance to present it to the full congregation today. It is a beautiful tapestry with the ten commandments listed at the top and an image of the last supper at the bottom. Now we want to find a place of prominence to display it. Also, at church today was a member who hasn’t been able to come often. He was once our minister. It is always so nice to see him. He’s a person who is a treasure and a pleasure to spend even minutes of time with. So today has been a wonderful day. 

The second upload for yesterday was one of “my choice” assignments. This one was once upon a time one of my best furry friends. I have had many over the years. None are forgotten.

Bob had a good time at the Ham Radio convention with Lowell over the last three days. I think he was sorry it is over for another year. 

For the rest of the day I will be resting and “refreshing” my soul and absorbing the pleasures of being at church this morning with my church family.

Yesterday was one of the days I had three uploads to generate. This one is called “intentional blur”. I did this alone ‘in-camera’ as opposed to using Photoshop to do it. 

The word today is opportunity.  Great minds must be ready not only to take opportunities, but to make them, Charles Caleb Colton.  Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage, Benjamin Disraeli.  A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds, Francis Bacon.  Remember, a chip on the shoulder is a sure sign of wood higher up, Brigham Young.  For Time calls only once and that determines all. Sophocles. Be an opener of doors, Ralph Waldo Emerson.  Let us my friends snatch our opportunity from the passing day, Horace.  The same fence that shuts others out shuts you in, William Taylor Copeland. Opportunity is lost by deliberation, Publilius Syrus. I will prepare and some day my chance will come,  Abraham Lincoln.  The opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself,  Sun Tzu. For age is opportunity no less Than youth itself, though in another dress, And as the evening twilight fades away The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day, and of doing good once in a year. Voltaire.  Talk well of the absent whenever you have the opportunity. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. 

The first upload for today is called “I went to...”. This should be a familiar image from my photo
collection. McDonalds and White Castle are frequent stops on agenda.  

Here is a story about another park not far from us that may be worth exploring. It has an unusual name, “Seldom Seen Park”. It is located in Delaware County near Powell Ohio. Located on a road named Seldom Seen probably added to the fact that the park wasn’t often seen. In 1808 less than two thousand people lived in Delaware County and by 1900 no more than 25,000. In 1980 the population doubled. As communities grow “natural habitats implode”. The landscapes around the areas change. According to the article it is more important to “protect” whatever “wild places” that are left. In exploring the changed land a “gem” called Seldom Seen Park, owned by the City of Powell, was discovered. There are ball fields, a playground and a modern shelter house. But what was pointed out in the article is five acres of wetlands in one of the corners of the park. It is apparent that a group called the “MAD Scientist Associates, LLC  (the acronym is for its founder, Mark A. Dilley) designed and oversaw the wetland project”. It is an “environmental consulting firm” and “has overseen numerous successful wetland restorations.” In this part of the park you can find rushes, sedges, bulrushes, and many other aquatic plants. There are Ohio goldenrod, sky-blue asters and milkweed. It was noted that the aster was first found along the Olentangy River in Worthington. The ‘wildlife’ in the park includes damselflies, dragonflies, butterflies and moths. Moving up the scale are birds including purple martins and swallows, and more than 20 other species. There are upcoming programs featuring opportunities to “learn about wetland ecology, amphibians, macro-invertebrates, birds, plants and more.”

These were two visitors to my home. They liked to busy themselves while the adults talked by picking dandelions and stick them in their empty Yoohoo soda cans

I think it will be take-out tonight, taco bell or subway. 

Joy

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