September 27, 2025 a thought for today, The tree is sure to be pruned before it reaches the skies. Danish Proverb

The first upload for yesterday was “my choice” and another of my series of “faceless portrait”. This is shows a peaceful walk with a furry friend in surrounding greenery.

The next upload challenge was titled “childhood”. I have many images of children and their activities, myself included from so many years ago. I decided to use this more current symbol of “childhood’.

The last upload for yesterday was “building”. I was looking for something with at least a bit of something unique or at least not found all around. I used shapes and lines for my example. 

Life today. I got this letter started early then put some time in getting a few more things ready for bringing home a new furry family member. Hopefully we will go meet him/her this coming week. 

 I made the trip for the curbside pick up for this week. The section of the lot set aside for grocery pick up was all but full. When my guy brought my order I asked about them being so busy. He said none of them parked there were there for pick up. He said some days it is so full of people not there for pick up that they have to ask security to move them or call for a tow truck. I don’t understand how people can be so rude to other members of society. I also can’t believe how many people apparently can’t read because it is well marked with explanatory signs. This trip was a little on the lonely side since I didn’t have Sweet Pea with me for the first time. 

The first upload for today is “apples”. I didn’t have “apples”. I just had one available right away. 

When I got the groceries put up and some dishes in the sink washed I could get back to this letter and to my photos.

Autumn is finally here except for colorful leaves. I have heard that we may not have the color we normally do because of so many days of no rain. Today seems a perfect day with the temperatures and the gorgeous sun shine for a foot ball game. ‘Tis the season. 

The next upload is “relax”. This was a quick and comfortable way to get this show. Note, my smiley slippers have reached their limit and have become overly worn.  And note that I relax even near my computer. 

The word today green.  A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green. Francis Bacon.  The garden of love is green without limit and yields many fruits other than sorrow or joy. Love is beyond either condition: without spring, without autumn, it is always fresh. Rumi.  Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises. Pedro Calderon de la Barca.  When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy, And the dimpling stream runs laughing by; When the air does laugh with our merry wit, And the green hill laughs with the noise of it. William Blake.  Grave was the man in years, in looks, in word, his locks were grey, yet was his courage green. Torquato Tasso.  The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see nature all ridicule and deformity... and some scarce see nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself. William Blake.  Green calm below, blue quietness above. John Greenleaf Whittier.  O that it might remain eternally green, The beautiful time of youthful love. Friedrich Schiller.  The pigeon here is a beautiful bird, of a delicate bronze colour, tinged with pink about the neck, and the wings marked with green and purple. William John Wills.  The green reed which bends in the wind is stronger than the mighty oak which breaks in a storm. Confucius.   Lord, keep my memory green. Charles Dickens.  To love playthings well as a child, to lead an adventurous and honorable youth, and to settle when the time arrives, into a green and smiling age, is to be a good artis en life and deserve well of yourself and your neighbor. Robert Louis Stevenson.

The last upload for today is “a bird”. This one is from my archives. I can’t seem to get a good capture of birds when they are not flying away. This one was taken with someone from the  Audubon Society showing this bird to onlookers.  

Article: Here is some more about AI. This article had some words in it that I stumble on in pronunciation and knowledge. But there may be more information to add to our personal handling of the parts that AI that may enter our lives. The title to the article is “Scams and frauds: Here are the tactics criminals use on you in the age of AI and cryptocurrencies”. It started out by saying that fraud and scams have “existed as long as human greed”.  It went on to mention that changes in the areas of fraud and scams happen as new “tools” to control it come along. It went further saying that AI is no longer a “niche” because it is “cheap, accessible and effective”. It is used for advertising and various areas of support in the honest effort to use its power, however “scammers exploit the same tools to mimic reality, with disturbing precision”. People have been “tricked” in their use of money matters and other sensitive areas. Using tracking means it has been discovered that over 105,000 “fake” attacks happened in the US in 2024 leading to a cost of over $200 million “in the first quarter of 2025 alone”. Because synthetic voices can sound realistic many seniors and probably others have been duped into believing someone in their family was experiencing an emergency and needed money. Victims using digital media can be lured into clicking on links that ultimately lead to malware or “credential theft” and other areas of personal attacks. Sometimes they encourage people to allow access to their computer promoting support for made up computer problems. Once there they have access to all kinds of information you save. Some ways to protect yourself is don’t click on things you don’t recognize, don’t use “third party links” that appear to be the real thing (there can be small tell tale signs that show they are not real). Most “legitimate” businesses don’t ask for personal information or money transfers.  The article ended with this message “ scammers prey on trust, urgency and ignorance. Awareness and skepticism remain your best defense.”

Maybe stir fry for dinner. 

Joy

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