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Photo Memory of the Week
Posted: 2025 Sep 05
Music of the Week
Quotes of the Week
From the #ItsGoodToBeKing file . . .
“Philip, by the grace of God king of the French, to Boniface who acts as though he were pope, little or no greeting. Let your great fatuity know that in temporalities we are subject to no-one…”
Philip IV “the Fair” of France responding to a letter from Pope Boniface VIII rebuking the king for appointing clerics without regard to papal wishes, a letter that was conspicuously burned, quoted in Brian Tierney, The Crisis of Church & State 1050-1300
Source: John Robson Online
Posted: 2025 Sep 06
Tag Archives: Flowers
Redux: Hooks & Roses
This week brings me two revisits of recent topics: dressing-room hooks, and flowers planted by someone else that I can enjoy.
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Built Stuff, Photos of Flora
Tagged Business, Flowers
4 Comments
The Landlord’s Roses
Something beautiful. That’s all. That’s enough, sometimes. Continue reading
Their Last Days
A foretaste of what is to come. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Built Stuff, Photos of Flora, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Flowers, Trees
17 Comments
#justbreathe
A lesson from Twitter, as unlikely as that seems. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, Photos of Flora
Tagged Attitudes, Flowers
11 Comments
Pinky Winky Strikes Again
Dispatches from an early-morning expotition to the front garden. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Fauna, Photos of Flora
Tagged Flowers, Insects, Other Plants
10 Comments
Canada Day
A video to mark Canada Day 2022. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Event Videos, Nature Videos, Travel Videos
Tagged Community, Flowers, History, Insects, Mammals, Mountains, Skies, Terra Firma, Trees, Water
16 Comments
I Sink, Therefore I Am
More fun with idioms. And physics. (Your results may vary.) Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, Photos of Built Stuff, Photos of Flora
Tagged Flowers, Water, Word Play
8 Comments
Awe
How to forget yourself. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, New Perspectives, Photos of Flora
Tagged Attitudes, Flowers
10 Comments
Trip Report
Another look or two at two former and always homes. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Built Stuff, Photos of Fauna, Photos of Landscapes, Through Canada
Tagged Birds, Flowers, Travel
15 Comments