September 20, 2024 a thought for today, A person who has a right to boast doesn't have to. Traditional Proverb

My first photo challenge and upload for yesterday was “wild flowers” .  I am not sure they are truly wild flowers. There has been some infrastructure projects going on in our area for the last several months. One major part was rain gardens as well as other “blueprint” project for the Hilltop/Westgate area. This is a result of one of the rain gardens at Westgate Park.  

The fist upload for yesterday was in my “black and white” series. This is one view of part of a shopping small as seen through the safety poles and trees. 

The next and last upload for yesterday is “transportation”. My first thought for transportation was a city bus. I had to drive around for a bit to catch a bus passing by. In this image I caught the bus and a truck as transportation as well as the bicycle rack on the front of the bus to suggest another form of transportation. 

Life today. This Friday is the end to a busy week. This one seems like a bit of a “vacation” for some reason. I haven’t done much other than working on my letter to you and the daily photo assignments.  Sweet Pea and I went in search of a couple of the photos. 

In sharing myself with you, I have discovered about myself that I rely on Proverbs (the Biblical Proverbs) along with the Lords Prayer as well as historical proverbs. I believe strongly that Jesus taught in the form of proverbs so that His people would use their power of thought to reach and make decisions through the knowledge, reason and acquired wisdom that comes with thought. Proverbs can be a guide to that end.

My first upload for today is “architectural detail”. This is a section of my church. I think the church is built on something like gothic-style architecture. It is gorgeous and often sought out for wedding venues. 

Tami and Andy gave us a gift certificate to Doordash for Christmas. I am finally getting around to checking it out. Fridays may become our “Doordash” night to replace pizza. I had to figure out how to set up an account and register the gift card. Then the procedure of our first order. It was relatively easy, just a little time consuming. 

This next upload for today is in my “black and white” series. This is the last in this particular series. It was shot in front of my house. 

The weather hasn’t taken a “lasting” change to autumn yet. We are having heat during the day with evening/night temps turning to cool. The leaves are gradually falling but not to the point of raking or mulching yet. This is the perfect season I think with early spring being next best. On realities side all seasons offer their different pleasures as well as a few moments of surprise. 

The next upload although not in my black and white series it was from another of my photo groups suggesting “a flower in black and white”.  The flowers in what is left of any gardens I have now are gone for the season. This one is from my neighbor’s yard. They have gorgeous flowers all season long. This is one of the benefits of living in such a warm and friendly neighborhood.

The word for today is nothing. There is nothing impossible to him who will try. Alexander the Great.  Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength. Saint Francis de Sales.  Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence. Leonardo da Vinci.  All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason. Immanuel Kant.  Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. Ralph Waldo Emerson. Nothing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig. I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen. Epictetus.  The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing. Blaise Pascal.  Nothing happens to any man that he is not formed by nature to bear. Marcus Aurelius.  To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it. Confucius.  The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us, and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we only know them when they are gone. George Eliot.  Nothing is more terrible than to see ignorance in action. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.  Nothing's beautiful from every point of view. Horace.  Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves. Horace Mann.  Oh while I live, to be the ruler of life, not a slave, to meet life as a powerful conqueror, and nothing exterior to me will ever take command of me. Walt Whitman.  There is nothing so easy but that it becomes difficult when you do it reluctantly. Pythagoras.  I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the heart's affections, and the truth of imagination. John Keats.  

This is another of the days of the month that I have a fourth photo a day upload. This challenge is “apple”. I happen to have two on hand. 

Article: This is a story of more about Franklinton as well as the subject of art. The title is about an event in the art field that has become a tradition in Franklinton. It is: “Scrawl Goes Back To Its Roots For the 18th Year”. (A forward from one Google search on the importance of art: Art has the power to move people and evoke emotions that words can never do justice to......art truly has the potential to shape our world....conversations about pressing issues such as poverty, war, racism, and gender inequality to inspiring economic developments with its powerful visuals; art does indeed have far-reaching implications on how the modern world functions today.) This event is a live painting mural festival. There are over 50 artists that paint murals as you watch. It is said to traditionally become a “fun and festive atmosphere” over the period of a weekend. This event, called Scrawl, was one thing that helped create the arts community in Franklinton. Much of the art is meant to “remind the city what Franklinton is all about”. It also gives artists one of their chances to perform their art live. Some of the artists are or have been students at CCAD (Columbus College of Art and Design). On September 13 there was a neighborhood-wide stroll for people who would like to stop at neighborhood food and bar businesses in the Franklinton area. There was an “after party”, 9 to midnight, at Land Grant Brewing where “finished murals from Scrawl” were “on view and available for purchase with all proceeds benefiting the Franklinton Arts District.”

Instead of pizza night we are going to try Doordash for a change. 

Joy 

                                 stop and look around