November 17, 2023 a thought for today, The middle way of measure is ever golden. Romanian Proverb

One of the uploads for yesterday was “in the middle”. My sister has a wreath that she is getting ready for a Christmas decoration along with some ornamentation for it. I put some of it together for this image. 

The second upload for yesterday was “bird(s)”. I am not a “bird watcher” per se I find it difficult to capture the quick life of these tiny bit of wild life. There is a bush near my house were the birds seem to flock in sync to this bush. I have often tried to capture the flight so we could see the numbers of them all together and all at once. But, alas, no success. I went out yesterday to once again try to capture it. As I went out the door I heard a bird song and wondered where it was coming from. I glanced around and found this tiny creature watching and singing to me. 

My third upload for today is “mushroom”. I don’t have any idea where I would find near my home a mushroom in its growing life cycle. So my only opportunity would be to maybe find one in the produce section of the grocery store. I stopped at Kroger while I was out and about. Alas, only packaged ones with labels nearly hiding them in the package but for today that would have todo. 

Today’s life. Aaaa, Friday. Uncomplicated Friday. The first thing on the agenda was a six month doctor’s appointment. Just one of those regular check ups that becomes more closely spaced as one grows older. Everything looked good. I did discover that I have carpal tunnel syndrome. Otherwise just a next appointment for six month. In the normal conversation the doctor and I discovered we have several hobby interests in common. It all began with the diagnosis of carpal tunnel. I noted that I was crocheting a lot and on the computer a good part of the day. She is knitting and learning to crochet. I gave her the calendar I had made for her as she looked through it she was telling me about how she partakes in the hobby of photography too. She and her father built and shared a darkroom in their basement as my father and I did. When she noticed the photo of Sweet Pea in the calendar she showed her love for dogs. I have found a kindred spirit. I also learned from her that back in history men did the knitting and women weren’t allowed in the knitting organizations.

My first upload today “church”. There are several churches near my home. Each has its own distinctive look. I have not used this one in some time and decided it was the one that met my taste in its beauty and surroundings for today. 

When I left the doctors office it was raining and has been since then off and on in short waves, light in substance but damp. I took the time to look around for my three photos of the day while I was out. The weather isn’t helping much. I have very little sufficient light but some say that subdued lighting is good photo weather. I don’t think they mean quite this subdued. 

Oh, and we found out yesterday that from the CT scan Sue had a week ago that she will not be needing surgery. The problem seemed to have adjusted to allow blood flow to almost normal again. 

The next upload for today is “lines”. As was leaving my doctor’s office I notices these lines and their particular curvature and textures so I chose them for this image and title today. I like the touch of color in the upper portion also.

I have deliberately kept the agenda for today on the light side. I am glad I did because my arm with the shot is bothering me and I am sleepy from getting up early for the appointment. 

The word today is famous.  Fame is a fickle food upon a shifting plate. Emily Dickinson.  Fame is the thirst of youth. Lord Byron. For famous men have the whole earth as their memorial. Pericles.  Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it; and a man becomes famous because he has the proper stuff in him. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.  I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name. Emily Dickinson.  Fame is the perfume of heroic deeds, Socrates.  Spring is a natural resurrection, an experience in immortality, Henry David Thoreau.  Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow, Marcus Tullius Cicero.  Fame is like a river that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid, Francis Bacon.  Each man has his appointed day: short and irreparable in the brief life of all, but to extend our fame by our deeds, this is the work of mankind, Virgil.  Worldly fame is but a breath of wind that blows now this way, and now that, and changes name as it changes in direction, Dante.  The fame of great men ought to be judged always by the means they used to acquire it, Francois de la Rochefoucauld,  Riches: A dream in the night. Fame: A gull floating on water, Chinese Proverbs. There have been as great souls unknown to fame as any of the most famous, Benjamin Franklin.  True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written; in writing what deserves to be read; and in so living as to make the world happier and better for our living in it, Pliny The Elder.  I am not concerned that I am not known, I seek to be worthy to be known, Confucius.  The life given us by nature is short but the memory of a wellspent life is eternal, Marcus Tullius Cicero.  

The last photo a day assignment for today is “railroad track”. Some of my photo friends in this group are uploading awesome views of railroad tracks and their countryside in all part of the US as well as other countries in the world. 

Story. It seems Columbus is in the news for a helpful facility being one of the largest in the world for helping and giving comfort to people in pain and despair. According to the article the Ronald Mc Donald House here in Columbus, due to a $42M expansion has become the world’s largest such facility. The facility grew to be able to accommodate 4,000 to 6,500 families annually. They have added rooms upgraded the kitchen and dining area, community rooms, green space and “a zoo themed play space”. They added a game room that has computers for family use. There is a “healing garden,” where guests can get sunlight and meditate.” Food grown in the facility garden are used by the chefs on site. As the article mentioned the growth of the hospitals and the communities make it necessary to keep up with these growths and any dilemmas that come with growth. There has been grow and improvements of the facility in Columbus since its inception in 1982. One of the interviewed people stated that “Although the upgrades mirror a hotel, he said what the RMCH offers for guests and families far excels what hotels offer.” At Ronald McDonald House you are family not strangers as in a hotel. Here families with children in any of the area hospitals are served. Guests stay free of charge and amenities are free also including “complimentary meals, playrooms, laundry facilities, meditation and exercise rooms, and informal gathering areas.” There are testimonies from many people who have had to use the services and the comments are glowing with the kinds of treatments the families receive in the awful time of fear, need of comfort and undivided attention to their patient. When patients have to return to the hospital occasionally the family can call ahead to have a room ready. People have come from fourteen different counties. The average stay is around seven nights, the longest stay was 556 nights. 

Xtra, xtra.....pizza night.

Joy

    I don’t know what kind of machinery these are or what they are doing but it looks fascinating