November 3, 2024 a thought for today, Always remember that a smile is something sacred, to be shared. Cherokee Proverb

The first upload for yesterday was “on the table”. I seem to find more things to put on this tiny table. It was once Bob’s table where he had his meals.

The next upload yesterday one of my series of photos of “shadows”. I am findings shadows have interesting “stories” all their own. 

The last photo challenge and upload for yesterday was “n is for...” nose. My model still wasn’t please with my continual clicking until I caught one at least passable image for an upload. 

Life today. It is a mostly quiet and uneventful day. Church was comfortable and friendly. It is always uplifting to have spent Sunday morning in the church with friends, a refreshing message and the hymns. 

I have very little on my to-do list for today. The computer is being very slow today so I will be hanging on before getting the photos ready for upload. 

I need to get to tending to the hydroponic garden plants. The mint plants for my planned Christmas project need daily attention too. 

The first upload for today is “purse”. Two of the ladies at church this morning allowed me to photograph their purses. I like the background and colors in this one. 

Since I got home from church, I have been trying to decide where to take my car so the fender bender repairs. Along that line I am also trying to decide whether I should get a rental car to use while I wait for the repair. One of the draw backs with that decision is that I am nervous about driving a car when I am not familiar with it. 

The morning started our cool enough for a jacket. Now that it is afternoon it is warm enough to leave the doors open. I have the storm windows over the screens so there is still a small blockage to any cool breezes that may be lingering. 

I think I am done for the day ...... time to relax and refresh on this beautiful Sunday afternoon. 

The next upload for today was another of the “shadows” series. As I was on my way to church, I stopped to capture this picture that caught my eye as I passed by.

The word today is often.  A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it. Jean de La Fontaine.  The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny. Napoleon Bonaparte.  To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often. John Henry Newman.  Half a truth is often a great lie. Benjamin Franklin.  Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom. Confucius.  Cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always. Hippocrates.  Appearances are often deceiving. Aesop.  There are good and bad times, but our mood changes more often than our fortune. Thomas Carlyle.  I often regret that I have spoken; never that I have been silent. Publilius Syrus.  Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures. Joseph Addison.  The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses. Ovid.  Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises. Demosthenes.  Money often costs too much. Ralph Waldo Emerson.  That man is a success who has lived well, laughed often and loved much. Robert Louis Stevenson.  No one would talk much in society if they knew how often they misunderstood others. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. My heart, which is so full to overflowing, has often been solaced and refreshed by music when sick and weary. Martin Luther.  

The last challenge upload for today is “mugs”. One of them is a very old one. It was my husband’s when he was in the Navy. His service number is still as visible as it was then. One of the other mugs was my son’s in the Marine Corp. The last is not as memorable, it is a holiday mug. 

Article: Bees can be pests. This article begins to explain the business of their beings. The article title is “Bees can do so much more than you think – from dancing to being little art critics”. It was written by three university associates one is a professor of life and environment sciences and another a biodiversity management officer. The article begins by mentioning what most of us have heard before “bees are among the most important insects on Earth – vital pollinators of our crops and significant contributors to human societies for thousands of years”. Bees know how to choose the best flowers and pass the information to their hive mates. It goes on to say that “there’s much more these insects’ tiny brains are capable of”. They “understand” colors, shapes and locations for the best foods. Since their memory lasts for days they can go back to the same place day after day. In a study test it was learned that bumblebees were “trained to tell cubes and spheres apart using only touch.” They were taught to distinguish higher and lower color quality flowers. When pairs of flowers were put together, they forgot how “sweet a flower was” but remembered the difference due other information they had “learned” such as color. This leads to the belief that “bees can integrate sensory information independently of the specific sense involved” as human babies do as they grow. They also learn from each other. An interesting part in the article is that ‘honeybees are possibly most famous for the “waggle dance”, which is how they tell their nest mates about the distance, direction, and quality of a food source”. Bees are “social” and “use a range of social information to learn from others”. They can mark flowers as “rewarding” or “empty”. They are also individual in their learning capability, some fast and some slow learners. Here was a surprise that I learned, one group determined that “bees can recognise faces – and paintings”. It is believed from these studies that “Play is considered a really important part of learning and cognition, and it’s not limited to humans”. Bees can move small balls in their “play”. The article claims that bees can distinguish paintings between Monet or Picasso. From this article it appears that we should be more cognizant of the capability of bees and perhaps other critters we never thought of in that manner. The creator never made mistakes. Maybe we should honor that “premise ?” . 

Maybe coney’s for dinner. 

Joy

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