October 16, 2024 a thought for today, Tis wisdom sometimes to seem a fool. Latin Proverb

One of the uploads for yesterday was “water drops on a leaf”. I look around for this image. I found and shot several images. This is the one that had the most drops in focus.  

The next upload was one in my series of “faceless portraits”. This one was
taken at the shopping mall. It gives the feeling of someone looking for direction. 

The next upload was “dishes”. This is a stack of my mismatched dishes. They aren’t used much these days. I have come to count on Styrofoam plates for our daily meals. 

Yesterday was one of the days for a fourth photo of the day uploads. This
challenge was called “sky high”. I “felt” that description in this image.  

Life today. This has been a full day and one of those where scheduled plans have a hiccup. I was going to get some picture rails mounted today. Apparently my walls, or at least the area where the shelves will go, is plaster with noting behind. We need another product to mount them correctly. That will take a stop at a hardware so we rescheduled for tomorrow. 

I got some of my “regular” daily self assigned chores done before the project started. After we discovered the situation I got back to some computer work. 

I had planned to take Sue to the post office but that was called-off at the last minute. I had already prepared to leave the house. Sweet Pea was alerted and ready to go so I decided to go out anyway. It didn’t hurt that I still needed at least one of my photo shots so we got that on the way.

My first upload for today is another in my “faceless portrait” series. This is my daughter and son-in-law in the process of putting up my new photography rails. 

A computer break was needed to finish another chore that really needed attention. I unloaded/reloaded the dishwasher. In the process of that I cleared out the frig too.

Parts of the information in the article for today encouraged me to do a little farther research on certain parts of it. I always like that because I learn even more. 

The weather is slowly turning in the direction of wearing apparel including long johns. It was cold this morning. Surprisingly, we had some sleet yesterday. Today was a little colder. 

Lowell dropped by last night to drop off the art work on canvas that I asked Lexie and Drew to do. I have been wanting to see them so I could decide how I want to proceed with the next part of my “day dream”. They aren’t bad as a matter of fact I am encouraged.  

The second upload for today is “o is for....” . I chose an onion for this one. I didn’t have a fresh one. I had to use one I had already sliced and diced. 

The word for today is near. Sooner and later you will see great changes made, dreadful horrors and vengeances. For as the Moon is thus led by its angel, the heavens draw near to the Balance. Nostradamus. Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near. Sophocles.  It is a great consolation for me to remember that the Lord, to whom I had drawn near in humble and child-like faith, has suffered and died for me, and that He will look on me in love and compassion. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.  For the poison of hatred seated near the heart doubles the burden for the one who suffers the disease; he is burdened with his own sorrow, and groans on seeing another's happiness. Aeschylus. Life's enchanted cup sparkles near the brim. Lord Byron.  We are near waking when we dream we are dreaming. Novalis.  Method is more important than strength, when you wish to control your enemies. By dropping golden beads near a snake, a crow once managed To have a passer-by kill the snake for the beads. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.  The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue. Confucius.  He who lives in our mind is near though he may actually be far away; but he who is not in our heart is far though he may really be nearby. Chanakya.  For pleasures past I do not grieve, nor perils gathering near; My greatest grief is that I leave nothing that claims a tear. Lord Byron.  Slight not what's near through aiming at what's far. Euripides.  Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt. Francois de La Rochefoucauld.  

The next upload for today is “a garden path”. This is one of my neighbor’s “gardens”. It had the most colorful plants still in bloom. I also liked the texture and shapes on the rock wall framing the garden flowers.  

Article: I like learning about time and the way we spend it. Maybe this article will shine some light on that subject along with how nature can help. Here is the title: “The frantic pace of modern life is damaging our sense of time, but nature can help us heal – new study”, written by an assistant professor in Finland. The article started out mentioning how productivity and timeliness have gotten to be even more of a part of our lives especially in this time of our dependance on technology. Our measure of time can be tied to working hours, limited time for other activities and “fast-paced lifestyles”. Along with those measures are the noises of life, crowded environments and our perceptions of time. The author stated that three key factors can be considered. The way we perceive order and the overlap of different events. As an example, “pressing a light switch and the light turning on may seem like simultaneous events, but we have the capacity to perceive the order in which they happen, and this helps us to make sense of the world around us”. Next is “temporal” duration, perceiving and estimating the event. Example, in a tax office the time “can seem to last forever, while the same amount of time spent in the company of friends can seem short and swift”. Expressions of such are “time stood still” or “time flies”. The third factor to consider is “temporal persecution”, the way we see the past, present and future. Some people dwell on the past, some “focus” on the future. The author mentioned that “maintaining a balanced and dynamic time perspective is a sign of psychological wellbeing” which help to “make sense of time”. These factors can be influenced by our “own characteristics, what goes on around us, and what we do during a given period of time”. Farther in the article it goes on to say that there are at least “two ways natural surroundings can have a positive impact on human time perception”. One if temporal duration, example people of have walked/hiked in nature tend to “overestimate the time, in the city not. In another experience “people who experienced the natural setting reported feeling more focused on the present, and less on the past”. Some of the experiments in the measuring time showed “nature experiences can help us shift our perspective on time, and induce a more positive outlook of the present moment”. The studies and experiments seem to show that an “enhancing our understanding of how nature benefits human sense of time”. One of the results of these “tests” show that it quite possible that cities could be designed to fit the notion that the “urban environments in healthier and more sustainable.”

Teriyaki Salmon burgers for dinner tonight.

Joy

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