September 17, 2025 a thought for today, As the virtue in the tree, such is the fruit. Danish Proverb

The first upload for yesterday was “sunglasses”. This is my sister. She agreed to pose with the sunglasses for me yesterday. She is a willing and great model.

The next upload is “bathtub”. I felt this was a unique assignment challenge. I could see shooting for an advertisement for some sort of bathroom supplies but for artistic qualities a bit of a difficult challenge. 

The last upload for yesterday was “my choice”. This is one from my series of “partials”. 

Life today. When one thing goes awry sometimes it seems there are others waiting in the wings to follow suit. Sweet Pea couldn’t wait last night so there was a bit of a mess to clean up to start the day. Next, we have been expecting Brian to help us by getting a start on coating the driveway. He agreed to start Monday...no show....Tuesday no show....today Wednesday no show. All supplies are waiting by the deck. Next the power plug on the printer fell in back of and below the desk. I was on the floor and under the desk looking for it. I found it. Next the wifi got disconnected, I re-booted the box. It came back on. Next the printer did not recognize the wifi. So I had to re-set the wifi in the printer setup. Lastly, when I tried to print birthday cards the printer ink was runny. That one I can’t fix so easily. I think that’s it, but then the day is not over yet.

The first photo in today’s life is “memory”. This is a symbol of a memory of my own childhood as well as the memory of my children and grand children. 

Today was the second day of this weeks food pantry. Yesterday we had about a third of the normal. Today we has even less. Next week will probably bring many more. This months dates for the pantry were earlier than most. That’s probably the reason for the lower number.

The weather has been very dry for the last week or so. The grass is turning yellow and my small gardens are drying quickly. So before I stop for the day I have to do some watering.

The next upload today is “a fruit”. One of my friends was having her snack for the day and allowed me to take a photo of it for this photo assignment.

The word for today is glare.  Don't throw stones at your neighbors if your own windows are glass. Benjamin Franklin.  Fortune is like glass - the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken. Publilius Syrus.  Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine. Thomas Aquinas.  The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face. William Makepeace Thackeray.  Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own. Jonathan Swift.  Nature is the glass reflecting God, as by the sea reflected is the sun, too glorious to be gazed on in his sphere. Brigham Young.  I saw a boy of the crew purchasing javelins of them with bits of platters and broken glass. Christopher Columbus.  Words, like glass, obscure when they do not aid vision. Joseph Joubert.  Calamity is the perfect glass wherein we truly see and know ourselves. William Davenant. 

This last photo upload for today is “my choice” and another of my “partials” series. It is one of the heavy duty fans we use at the church through the summer months.

Article: There are a lot of places to see and history to sample in our area of the world. Here is another one close by. The title to this article is: “This Underground Railroad Home In Westerville Is A Must-Visit For History Buffs”. This article opened by mentioning “Up on the Housetop” and out “Darling Nelly Gray”. The person who coined these phrases has a family home in Westerville called the Hanby House. Found on a visit to this house along with the history is music and notions of a “serious commitment to fighting injustice”. This house was built in 1846. The house was named after the family. Mr. Hanby was an abolitionist. He was a alum of Otterbein University and a minister. He turned his home, this home, into a stop for the Underground Railroad. He also wrote songs, one being mentioned above, “Darling Nelly Gray”. The house is now a “functioning museum”. As you go into the house you may feel a bit of the life of middle class in the 1850s. Some of the things that have been kept “highlight their abolitionist work”. Tours can be arranged to see this historic house.

Creamed beef on toast for dinner. 

Joy

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