Thursday, March 16, 2017
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Monday, March 13, 2017
Sunday, March 12, 2017
Long-Tail Ducks!
These ducks used to be called Old Squaws, due to the "tut-tut" sound they make.
However that became deemed derogatory and changed to the visually descriptive name instead.
Saturday, March 11, 2017
One picture is worth a thousand words...
He's holding up a copy of Trumpdon'tcare!
(Blink twice if you need our help, Sean.)
Friday, March 10, 2017
Thursday, March 09, 2017
🌹S 🌷 U 🌼 S 🌸 A 🌺 N 🌻
YOUR BIRTHDAY ISN'T OVER
until all your friends have finally remembered it
and belatedly wished You a resounding
🌸 Susan's 🌺 proper Birthday was February 20th!!
(Dang those old Presidents for stealing her thunder!)
Wednesday, March 08, 2017
Tuesday, March 07, 2017
Monday, March 06, 2017
Sunday, March 05, 2017
Saturday, March 04, 2017
MARCH FORTH!
I may join this march, though probably not in Washington. Anyone else?
If you're on Facebook, there's a secret March for Science group you can join. The stories they relate are poignant and uplifting. I am grateful for so many bright and creative people in our nation!
Friday, March 03, 2017
Thursday, March 02, 2017
The Monarch Butterflies are Coming!
This map shows this year's sightings, thus far!
Follow the Butterflies here: More About These Monarchs
Wednesday, March 01, 2017
Suddenly....It's MARCH!
I know today is Ash Wednesday, and for some the start of Lent.
Forgive this flower photo, therefore, as I am choosing Joy for Lent.
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Valarie Kaur: Raising a Brown Boy in America
Click, scroll down and listen to her amazing, uplifting speech!!!
http://www.commondreams.org/further/2017/01/27/we-must-breathe-and-then-push
"In her speech, Kaur movingly told stories from her life - her grandfather imprisoned for his faith and other-ness, her fears about 'raising a brown boy in America,' her fervent imagining of the story of America as 'one long labor,' with a finer country 'waiting to be born.' Let it be so."
"In her speech, Kaur movingly told stories from her life - her grandfather imprisoned for his faith and other-ness, her fears about 'raising a brown boy in America,' her fervent imagining of the story of America as 'one long labor,' with a finer country 'waiting to be born.' Let it be so."
Monday, February 27, 2017
TEN YEARS
Well, dear friends, this comes straight from jc's designs page!
She first posted it the day after Thankful's brother, Rene, died so young.
He died 10 years ago today, so please keep Thankful in your hearts today.
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Rene A. Van Hulle, Jr. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
28 July 1953 - 27 Feb 2007
True Colors
Cyndi Lauper
You with the sad eyes
don't be discouraged
oh I realize
it's hard to take courage
in a world full of people
you can lose sight of it all
and the darkness inside you
can make you feel so small
But I see your true colors
shining through
I see your true colors
and that's why I love you
so don't be afraid to let them show
your true colors
true colors are beautiful
like a rainbow
Show me a smile then
don't be unhappy, can't remember
when I last saw you laughing
if this world makes you crazy
and you've taken all you can bear
you call me up
because you know I'll be there
I can't remember when I last saw you laugh.
And I'll see your true colors
shining through
I see your true colors
and that's why I love you
so don't be afraid to let them show
your true colors,
true colors are beautiful
like a rainbow
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Thankful! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Sunday, February 26, 2017
Saturday, February 25, 2017
Friday, February 24, 2017
Still standing with Standing Rock
We are seeing our nation being destroyed by those in power, even as our people are coming together in solidarity and truth. We all now know a little more of what the Native Peoples of this land have long endured. May we continue to speak truth to power. My heart is still standing with Standing Rock.
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Must be because they were Canadian. 😉
This pair of Cedar Waxwings was traveling with a large flock of Canadian Robins.
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Meet me on the Dark Side of the Moon...
The moon passed between NASA's Deep Space Climate Observatory and the Earth,
allowing the satellite to capture this rare image of the Moon's far side in full sunlight.
We normally don't see this side of the Moon,
since the Moon is tidally locked to the Earth and doesn't rotate.
Monday, February 20, 2017
Sunday, February 19, 2017
Excellent article about how and why Impeachment got into the Constitution
As talk turns toward impeachment over the next few months--and it will--this is the article to read to be informed.
~ Seth Abramson
What the Constitution says about
impeachment Chicago Tribune (click)
Saturday, February 18, 2017
Friday, February 17, 2017
Stronger Together (rug made of felt strips swirled into circles)
There is, today a National Strike Day in progress!
This first one may be small, as people aren't used to strikes in the USA.
Mah*Sweetie is home and I declined to sub at the Library today.
Anyone else participating?
Thursday, February 16, 2017
With a hat tip to Alan for finding this! 🤓
MORE on Schrödinger's Immigrant:
Ref: Schrödinger's Cat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schrödinger's_cat
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
❤️ Sweets to the Sweet! ❤️
This is an actual box of Snowflake Chocolates, made one mile from my house!
Monday, February 13, 2017
Sunday, February 12, 2017
Life's a Puzzle
It's messy. Nice when the pieces fit together, though!
(This photo double-clicks larger, if you're interested)
Saturday, February 11, 2017
Friday, February 10, 2017
Thursday, February 09, 2017
Wednesday, February 08, 2017
Tuesday, February 07, 2017
Monday, February 06, 2017
Sunday, February 05, 2017
PAX
“The motto was ‘Pax’, but the word was set in a circle of thorns. Pax: peace, but what a strange peace, made of unremitting toil and effort, seldom with a seen result; subject to constant interruptions, unexpected demands, short sleep at nights, little comfort, sometimes scant food; beset with disappointments and usually misunderstood, yet peace all the same, undeviating, filled with joy and gratitude and love. “It is My own peace I give unto you.” Not, notice, the world’s peace.”
~ ~ ~
These are the opening lines to Rumer Godden's book In This House of Brede, which I have begun reading again. We used to write to Rumer in our home schooling days, and she received our family newsletter Mother Earth Press. Always, she wrote back. She was very encouraging about what we were doing with our children, and each time she would say something kind about "mother" because she knew it was a heap of work, and important work. I will never forget her kindness.
How her words come back to me now. The quote refers to the life of a Benedictine nun, cloistered to be a "prayer powerhouse." Yet, even then, it made me think of the work of being a mother. Rumer once gave me permission to use her quote with a sketch I did, as a Christmas gift. I am better because of her thoughtful books, and because of the depth of the person she was and shared.
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