May 22, 2025 a thought for today, There is no fear where there is faith. Native American Kiowa Proverb

The first upload for yesterday was “yellow”. This is one of the flowers in one of my “new” window gardens. My yellow begonia. It is the only one that came to me in full bloom. 

The next upload was “kite”. I haven’t had a kite in the house since my kids were kids.....forty plus years ago. So I made this one with my amateur origami. 

The last upload yesterday was another of the “my choice” one from my clouds series. Today’s clouds were not the fluffy white that are around on sunny days. They still offer beauty and mystery in their forms

Life today. I had a different start to this Thursday than others. I had an early morning doctor appointment. It was just my usual six month check up. This one had a bit of a change also. My doctor is moving on to a different location. It is further than I would like to drive. So it looks like I will be getting a new doctor. As I was leaving and checked out with a next appointment. The lady told me this new doctor is one of the best at this location. Now I am anxious to meet her. 

That appointment made it later for me to get to the church to do the printing. One thing that was good was that the computer booted up much quicker than it has been doing. So I was done and on my way before the mail pick up at 11:00. 

The first upload for today is “something tiny”. I found this one as I was cruising in my archives. He or she was a busy little creature wanting a task of this biscuit. 

I had a few other things on my to-do list here at home. I got the last two of the plants that I have ordered for my two new “gardens”. I didn’t realize at the time of the order one of the plants I ordered earlier was seeds that shouldn’t be planted until September. Everything else is now planted.  I planted them after I got the laundry started. Next on the to-do list was the air fryer basket. I have been putting off giving it a good cleaning so I got that accomplished this morning too. 

I had to use the photos a day from the archives. Two of them were just a couple of days ago so I think of them of current captures. 

We are having still more rain. Along with it comes a pretty quick drop in temperature. It is enough of a drop to require a sweat shirt instead of short sleeves. 

The next upload today is another of the “my choice”. This is the first in this series of “partials”. It was shot by accident when I laid my Samsung on the table while the camera was on. I didn’t know it was even there until I reviewed the photos. It was taken a the birthday party in Zanesville. 

The word is appear.  It is easy to be beautiful; it is difficult to appear so. Hosea Ballou.  We do not see people as they are, but as they appear to us. And these appearances are usually misleading. Robert Greene.  If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake.  The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear. Socrates.  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.  Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it foregoes revenge and dares to forgive an injury. Edwin Hubbel Chapin.  I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should appear like a fool but be wise. Montesquieu.  The more you meditate on the laws of Moses, the more striking and brighter does their wisdom appear. John Quincy Adams.  When the divine vision is attained, all appear equal; and there remains no distinction of good and bad, or of high and low. Ramakrishna. Don't appear so scholarly, pray. Humanize your talk, and speak to be understood. Moliere.  There is a demand in these days for men who can make wrong appear right. Terence.

The last upload is “opposites”. I like the differences in the rocks and the green plants, soft and hard both beauties in nature. Also taken at the birthday party in Zanesville. 

Article: I thought it would be nice to pass on these statistics that I heard about Columbus. Title: Columbus Just Made The List Of The World’s Happiest Cities. Columbus is #63 out of hundreds of world wide cities. There is something called the “Happy City Index”. According to the article Columbus is “ranked above Lisbon, Sydney, and even Rome”. The Happy City Index “evaluates cities based on key factors like governance, environment, economy, health, mobility”. A part of the evaluation covers how peoples lives are made better by these “elements”. These “elements” include readily available green spaces, good leadership, “walkable neighborhoods, and reliable public services. Columbus scored a total of 771 points.  The “points” are counted by measuring such things as number of citizens, the city governance, environment, economy, health and mobility. One of our high points was the “environment score”. They suggested that this is due to our “strides with green initiatives”. We have also expanded our trail systems. It mentions that we are becoming “more sustainable and resilient”. As far as the mobility part of the score there have been “major investments” in our mobility sector with COTA improvements as well as considering better bike “infrastructure”. Another aspect is the people, “from students and young professionals to families and retirees” that shows “a city that works for all kinds of happy”. 

Spaghetti and meat balls for dinner. 

Joy 

                                                this is an alleyway in downtown Columbus