July 6, 2024 a thought for today, As the crow tried to imitate the partridge, it forgot its own walking style. Turkish Proverb
My first upload yesterday was “architectural detail”. I have always liked this buildings details. The lines, patterns, and textures are beautiful.
in a crack in the drive way is eye catching.
Another of the upload for yesterday was “dappled sunlight”. I think dappled sunlight can also mean shadows with the dark shadow and the bright sun surrounding.
Life today. Saturdays, for some reason and in my own opinion, offer their own ease in compiling a to-do list, (or not to compile a to-do list). I make a list for “must” dos for a particular Saturday and leave the rest of the day to “do I want to or do I not want to”. Is that one of the hold overs from being school age.....free of obligations?
So for this Saturday I chose to have Brian do the lawn. Then on my “must do to-do list” was to pick up the curbside groceries. After that what’s left to do is all up for grabs.
I have started a new book. I had a stretch of time and a few trial books where I was having problems finding a book that was holding my interest and attention. This one is doing that nicely. It is The Edge by David Baldacci. I have slowly come to the realization that to date at least of the short list of authors I have compiled for myself two stand our as my favorite. I find their writings professional, easy to comprehend and follow. They are full of necessary detail without overkill. When I come to the last page I don’t want them to end. I like all the names that are on my list but the two at the top are Ken Follett and David Baldacci.
My first upload today is “where are you from?”. This is another shot of my neighborhood.....the place I am from these days.
The weather today is a perfect summer day. The sun is gorgeous. The temperature is just a tiny, tiny bit high but more than acceptable for the season. Flowers are blooming, birds are singing and wind chimes are joining in softly.
The word today is half. Begin - to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished. Marcus Aurelius. There lives more faith in honest doubt, believe me, than in half the creeds. Alfred Lord Tennyson. Knowledge is only one half. Faith is the other. Novalis. If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day, he is in danger of being regarded as a loafer. But if he spends his days as a speculator, shearing off those woods and making the earth bald before her time, he is deemed an industrious and enterprising citizen. Henry David Thoreau. Who overcomes by force, hath overcome but half his foe. John Milton. The wish for healing has always been half of health. Lucius Annaeus Seneca. A wise man's question contains half the answer. Solomon Ibn Gabirol. In the vain laughter of folly wisdom hears half its applause. George Eliot. Words, like nature, half reveal and half conceal the soul within. Alfred Lord Tennyson. One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other. Jane Austen. If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles. Benjamin Franklin. A lie which is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies. Alfred Lord Tennyson.
This last challenge for today is “pets at play”. This is about Sweet Pea’s limit on play time these days, although every now and then she has a burst of energy.
Article: Here is a little more history about a part of nature that I don’t think too many people know about. It is a unique gorge habitat that only occurs along the western shore of the Scioto River. This ecosystem is home to a beautiful 35-foot waterfall and rare and endangered plants. This article was written about a kayaking expedition to Hayden Falls. The author is doing a series about some waterways in the Columbus area. Water is important to Columbus especially when there were periods of drought. In 1905 in a possible approaching period of drought “the city officially claimed ownership of the Jeffrey Dam—named for the mayor himself—which would create the first civic reservoir in Central Ohio”. The name of the dam was not much later changed for the name of the man who had been the chief engineer of its construction, Julian Griggs. The area where the dam was built was flat with trees, pebbles, sand and mussel shells. In between the objects mentioned the eastern bank was lined by “ragged layers of shale rock, each layer packed atop one another like so many stacks of diner pancakes” being developed over a few million years. On the other western bank was seen mostly private property with docks and cozy homes. The eastern bank is city property and “is the realm of mud-drenched paddlers and weekend anglers, magnet fishers and casual swimmers, dedicated birders and disappointed metal detectors”. The author mentions that the Columbus Police patrol the water in “aluminum johnboats”. One of the things they do may be to advise paddlers to stay “an appropriate distance from the eastern bank, so as to avoid collision with the wakeboarders”. After the Griggs Dam was built there was another dam built further along called the O’Shaughnessy Dam. The Griggs Reservoir “was the primary source of clean water for Columbus—securing the growing city from the menace of drought”. Once the O’Shaughnessy Dam was built a reservoir was formed where “Griggs could hold enough water year-round to become a recreational lake on the Scioto River”. Now paddlers can travel on a journey “to the distant past, to the wild Scioto of old. The change is not subtle. Swamps and marshlands appear almost immediately beyond the Hayden Run bridge”. Along the journey one will come to the Hayden Run Bridge. Birds have made nests at every join in the pylon of the bridge, clay nests like “inverted versions of adobe homes”. At a point in a kayaking trip the author pulled over and stated out on an exploration trip on foot. There is now a park called the Hayden Run Falls Preserve where there is a wooden staircase leading into a forest. It is a reminder of the “majesty of Hocking Hills and other natural wonders of Ohio” right here in Columbus area. There is a pool that spills water onto an area of rocks. “In the gorge we find a gaggle of splashing teenagers......under the power of the water”. On the walking tour along the creek you will see small fish and baby turtles. The gorge itself is a geological wonder, showcasing layers of Columbus Limestone and Dolomite.
Dinner will be something from the freezer.
Joy
pebbles and pedals
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