January 26, 2024 a thought for today, Never let your education interfere with your intelligence. Albanian Proverb

The first photo a day for yesterday was “bubbles”. This was taken a few weeks ago. When we were are Cracker Barrel for one of the holiday dinners my great grandson was blowing bubbles in his chocolate milk. I said “hold it, let me get my camera”. I knew I needed a bubble for a coming upload. 

The next upload for yesterday was “my favorite colour”. As I once said my favorite
color changes for moods and feelings this one today is green. This is one of my fig tree leaves. 

The third upload for yesterday was “juice”. I happened to have the grape juice handy for my prop yesterday. 

Life today. I met Dorothy at church, we finished the newsletter and got it in the mail. It is always nice to work with Dorothy. We work well together and get things done in a timely fashion. 

Speaking of which, in the last paragraph I mentioned getting things done in a timely fashion. I try to stick to that, the timely fashion thing. I also hate doing things that seem to go no where, it’s like running into a brick wall over and over. Getting to the point...I have been putting a lot of time and extra work in our digital areas of church information. I am referring to the web page, the facebook page and the instagram page, as well as promoting our offers on half-page hand outs. I am doing this in hopes of helping to interest people into joining us. If these efforts seem hopeless after a period I will become disinterested in continuing the project to this increased time and work. Right now I don’t see much difference happening. I plan to keep on until it feels more hopeless and more a waste of time. I needed to let off steam. I volunteer, not commissioned. 

The first photo a day for today is “leading lines”. These leading line lead from the Hilltop USA toward downtown Columbus. Not only the lines in the street but the buildings and far away street lights lead in that direction. 

After leaving church I picked up some brunch and went on a photo finding excursion. I think I found some good shots. 

So now some Photoshop work and an order for groceries. 

The second upload is “everyday moments”. This fits like a glove. My everyday moment include the computer, camera and iced tea. 

The word for today is use. That which is used - develops. That which is not used wastes away, Hippocrates.  Use the occasion, for it passes swiftly. Ovid.   Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness. Jean de la Bruyere.  If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs. Aesop.  One great use of words is to hide our thoughts. Voltaire.   Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them. Napoleon Bonaparte. Some are created for beauty, and some for use; and there are some which one can do without altogether, Hans Christian Andersen.  Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use, Teresa of Avila.  Wisdom is the right use of knowledge, Charles Spurgeon.  Time is what we want most, but what we use worst, William Penn.  Make use of time, let not advantage slip, William Shakespeare.  Strategy is the art of making use of time and space. I am less concerned about the later than the former. Space we can recover, lost time never, Napoleon Bonapart.

The last upload for today is “old”. This is part of a church building near my home. I’m not sure of the age....possibly near one hundred. It seems it seriously need a power wash treatment. 

This article is sharing how some of our old buildings downtown will be making some changes. Two of the buildings in question are historic in nature the other will be redeveloped. This project is on for Huntington Bank in partnership with Columbus Downtown Development Corp. The hope are to help in “creating a more vibrant, livable city......(and help to) ensure downtown Columbus thrives for years to come”. The buildings in question are “Huntington Bank Building, 17 S. High St., a 12-story ..............the Harrison Building, was built in 1903-1905 .............Wyandotte Building at 21 W. Broad St., an 11-story building completed in 1898.” The buildings are for sale and in the article the sellers say “the best we hope for is that a preservation-minded developer acquires it." Another quote from the article is that this plan is work toward "part of a broader national push toward revitalizing downtown office buildings to suit modern needs." These are “premier locations” and offer “unique opportunities for mixed-use spaces.” Some of the hopes are for apartments. Other uses to be considered are “hotels or retail/restaurants could be in the mix”. Another thing the article mentioned is that the “city's Downtown Strategic Plan calls for 40,000 people to live Downtown by 2040, up from about 12,000 now”.

It’s pizza night...I am making a pizza from scratch for this one. 

Joy

      seems to be a fairly typical happening in parking lots.....a show of disrespect and carelessness