April 20, 2025 a thought for today, Take your children with you where you go and be not ashamed. Native American Hopi Proverb

The first upload for yesterday was “glimmer micro moment”. My neighbor has a beautiful early tulip plant that is beginning to loose its petals. 

The second upload was “food”. I had a invitation to lunch at York Steak House and this was my salad. 

The next upload was “my choice”, one of my architectural details. This is one of he photo at the restaurant against a textured wall. 

Life today. There were a few more folks at church today. It made for a nice Easter Sunday. There were a few children which was even a bit brighter. I hope to see them all back again. I had planned to take some photos of the Sunday School class for our Instagram site but the class had dispersed before I could get to them so I missed the photo. 

Yesterday I dyed four eggs for a small Easter “basket” for Sue and myself. It was the fastest that I have ever put together an Easter basket be it big or small. I “boiled” the eggs in the air fryer in 17 minutes. I put the food color dye, vinegar and water in a 12 oz. dixie cup, dropped the eggs in and left them to color for about twenty minutes. They were ready for the “basket” . I have a hand paper shredder so ‘grass’ I shredded some green grocery list paper I have on hand. Then I “artistically” placed the eggs, some sugary free candy that Sue and I had on hand and voilà an Easter basket for two old ladies. 

My first upload for today is “glimmer micro moment”. This one of the Easter Lilies on the altar at church this morning. 

Yesterday Lowell called to ask if I would like to join them for an early Easter lunch. I said of course. So I arranged to meet them at York at eleven after my curb side pick up. Rebecca was delayed at the grocery story at the time so couldn’t make it and Sue had decided she didn’t want to go out at the time. So it ended up just Lowell and me. It turned out nice. I enjoyed the bonding as well as the thoughts and conversations about family, holidays of the past and Easter and its religious significance for the two of us. For a few minutes in my heart and mind I was with my mom, all three of my children, Ginney and Sue and past warm and heart felt memories and thoughts of Jesus.

The next upload is “my choice” another of my architectural details. This is the rafters and one of the many arches at church. 

Today is a normal Sunday with reflection and the refreshing-of-self as well as the special meaning of this particular time of celebration. 

The weather is perfect for Spring....early in its presence and full of anticipation.  and I am ready for it.  Very hot days in the summer will be another story though. 

The next upload is “sidewalk”. This one of the quite and peaceful walks in near my home. This is one of the images for an upload to my photo group that has four photo a day uploads a month. 

The word is whole. To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. Lao Tzu.  Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset. Saint Francis de Sales.  An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day. Henry David Thoreau.  One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. William Shakespeare.  The whole secret of life is to be interested in one thing profoundly and in a thousand things well. Horace Walpole.  Sometimes, only one person is missing, and the whole world seems depopulated. Alphonse de Lamartine.  Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week. Joseph Addison.  In the morning a man walks with his whole body; in the evening, only with his legs. Ralph Waldo Emerson.  The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or musty records. They are written, as with a sunbeam, in the whole volume of human nature, by the hand of the divinity itself; and can never be erased or obscured by mortal power. Alexander Hamilton.  He piled upon the whale's white hump the sum of all the general rage and hate felt by his whole race from Adam down; and then, as if his chest had been a mortar, he burst his hot heart's shell upon it. Herman Melville.  We cannot tear out a single page of our life, but we can throw the whole book in the fire. George Sand.  One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning. James Russell Lowell.  I am a most noteworthy sinner, but I have cried out to the Lord for grace and mercy, and they have covered me completely. I have found the sweetest consolation since I made it my whole purpose to enjoy His marvellous Presence. Christopher Columbus. 

The last upload for today is “looking out my door or window”. This window is my desk. I glance out frequently when I want to rest my eyes. From the computer screen. 

Article: Here is a story of more growth and advancement with new knowledge and maybe more 3D printing, this time involving the sea. The title is “Miami researchers are testing a textured seawall designed to hold back water and create a home for marine organisms”. According to the article there is a plan in  a neighborhood of Miami called Morningside Park which overlooks Biscayne bay “an innovative approach to coastal resilience”. It is a “3D-printed modular system designed to support marine life and reduce wave impact along urban seawalls”.  This system comes in the form of 3D printed tiles. The plan has a name, Biodiversity Improvement by Optimizing Coastal Adaptation and Performance. These is a team of architects and marine biologists from the Florida International University working on this project. They hope to restore an “ecological balance along their shorelines”. Seawalls have been in use as a “primary defense against coastal erosion and storm surges” for a long time. The construction at this point has been of concrete and are 6 to 10 feet high. They block waves along the sore line that cause erosion and flooding. According to the article they also come at an “ecological” cost that disrupts the shoreline “dynamics” as well as “wipe out the complex habitat zones that marine life relies on” due to their type of construction of the flat and “lifeless” surface of concrete. With use of 3D printers new “swirling shapes, shaded grooves” can be included in the design. They have crevices and “pockets” that “mimic natural shoreline conditions” for marine live that filter and “improve water quality”. They also reduce the impact of the waves. Due to the shapes of the 3D designs they deflect the waves “away from the seawall, reduce direct impact and help minimize erosion and turbulence around the wall’s foundation”. There will be an evaluation period where underwater cameras will be used to watch marine life to help “aid in documenting species diversity and habitat use over time”. It will also measure pH and oxygen levels along with other effects on the use of this system. The article ends with “we’ll be watching with hope as the new BIOCAP tiles begin to welcome marine life” and lead to how “nature might reclaim and thrive along our urban shorelines.”

Maybe chili for dinner. 

Joy 

                        roof top garden in downtown Columbus