October 23, 2025 a thought for today, Another man's burden is always light. Danish Proverb

My life in photo form yesterday

The first upload yesterday was “my choice”. It is from my series of “black and white”. This is a corner of my dining room/office, a mirror and comfortable collections. 

The next is “what I see”. It is what I see everyday when I step out on the front
porch. The colors and foliage change, of course. 

The last upload for yesterday is “ball(s). I was looking around for any balls my visiting kids may have left behind when I spotted this “game” for my new best furry friend and house mate, Bobbi. She completely ignores it. Oh well. 

Life today. Wow what a day. I felt compelled, a personal hang up, to get a certain amount of an obligation or obligations done at a certain time. It may be a sign of a perfectionist - a person who sets demanding standards then has a fear of not finishing them.. I had a number of things I “assigned” myself and for other people to get done by this mornings printing schedule. I needed to put together a sheet of lyrics as in insert to one of the bulletins. Then the Sunday bulletin.. This was also newsletter week. Then there was a funeral bulletin to put together. Lastly yesterday afternoon they were all done. This morning before I left for the church there was tiny fixes to make in the funeral bulletin. Then I saved everything to my flash drive and left to print. I had a Helping Hand....the computer booted up in reasonable time. Then all of the printing moved smoothly. We generally put the finished newsletter together on Friday. But since the funeral will be Friday I decided it would be disrespectful to do it then. I brought it home to finish on my own over the weekend.   

Once I got home, after stopping for gas, I cleaned kitty litter and covered my miniature roses since there is a prediction of a freeze for tonight. Then I managed time to start the laundry as well as get a bit of a  start on finishing the newsletters. 

I was able to get a paragraph done on this letter before I left this morning. I shot the photos of the day on my way home as well as the stop for gas. I did the Photoshop work on them, moving from the camera to a computer file, key worded, copyright signature added and photo to the monthly calendar portfolio page before getting back to this letter. 

Now to finish it all up and fold the laundry.

The word today is led.  If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter. George Washington.  I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion. Alexander the Great.  We can't have full knowledge all at once. We must start by believing; then afterwards we may be led on to master the evidence for ourselves. Thomas Aquinas.  I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led, and bearding every authority which stood in their way. Thomas Jefferson.  Whenever we think of Christ, we should recall the love that led Him to bestow on us so many graces and favors, and also the great love God showed in giving us in Christ a pledge of His love; for love calls for love in return. Let us strive to keep this always before our eyes and to rouse ourselves to love Him. Saint Teresa of Avila.  I partly know why I have not led a perfect life like other believers. But I avow to my Lord, and I do not lie, that from the time when I first knew him, the love of God and the fear of him has grown in me from my youth so that I have, by the power of God, always till now kept the faith. Saint Patrick.  A zeal for the defence of their country led these heroes to the scene of action, though with a few men to attack a powerful army of experienced warriors. Daniel Boone. Protection and patriotism are reciprocal. This is the way which has led nations to greatness. John C. Calhoun. 

Article: I found his article in the archives of an online news network sharing academic and  journalistic subjects of writings and format that I like to use and share from often. That added to the fact that I believe the interaction of humans with animals is rewarding, interesting and beneficial enough to share. The title to the article is “How dogs and cats can get their day in court”. It started out by mentioning that the FBI began “tracking” animal cruelty events in 2016 due to the fact that there is a “good chance” that they my lead to “hurting a human”. One deputy executive director of the National Sheriffs’ Association recalled that they have “observed links between animal abuse and other types of crimes, including domestic violence and child abuse”. There is hope that by “vigorously” prosecuting cruelty to animals it will also help reduce violent crimes. It is further mentioned that in the article that these kinds of offenses there is a history of “longstanding failures to aggressively prosecute and sentence perpetrators of animal cruelty”. However as the article goes on it is mentioned that lawyers and law students may be encouraged to “advocate for animal victims”.  One thing that happens is that the courts are so inundated with crimes against people that the animal cruelty cases “take a back seat”and there may not be a record of that offense to be used as a picture of past offenses of any kind. Then the law and lawyers don’t have that incident to use when other cases involving a person come to the courts. These efforts lead to establishing criminal records for the perpetrators. The articles goes on with the advocate for animals idea in saying that this “can reduce the burden on courts and increase the enforcement of anti-cruelty statutes”. The “advocates” can “research police and veterinary records, interview experts and present recommendations to courts regarding intermediate and final issues in cruelty cases”. All of this leading to more available information that can lead not only more attention to protect animals it can also lead to less abuse to humans in the long run. 

Maybe sloppy joes for dinner. 

My life in photo uploads today

First upload for today is “orange”. As I cruised around looking for a good example of orange I spotted this bright orange car. I decided to use it in place of the pumpkins placed around right now in this harvest season, and the store employees orange vests. 

Next upload is another of the “my choice” and another of my series of “black and white”. This one is a stature of Mary at a near by Catholic church. 

The last photo a day challenge upload for today is “letters or words”. Again as I was cruising this word jumped out as if to say "use me”. It could signify several thing, leaving it to the imagination. 

Joy

a bonus upload for today is one of the several art images I created (before AI) using add on filters to Photoshop. This was an image of a telephone pole, a city light, city cables and wires against a gorgeous blue sky