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Blog Memories of the Week
OK, this is a chicken, but that's all I have . . .
And here's an old riff on the traditional thanks-giving song:
Quote of the Week
When parents talk about having a child who is ill or struggling, nonparents often take the wrong message. They think, Thank God I was spared all that pain. If I can’t order up the precise specifications for my child, the condition in which he emerges, the choices he’ll make, if I can’t be assured that he’ll skirt the dangers that await him, maybe it’s better not to have children at all.
Those of us who know the airless terror of the 10 steps between the second you first glimpse your child’s surgeon through the glass doors and the moment he’s standing in front of you, delivering the verdict—we don’t think this way. Each time one of ours is ill or in pain, we think, Thank God I am here for him.
Source: Abigail Shrier, The Free Press
Posted: 2025 Oct 10Music of the Week
Our politics probably vary, but I expect that we all hope for the hostages to come home, for all the killing to stop, and for a better life for all people in the region.
Photo Memory of the Week
Tag Archives: Flowers
Movie #24: The 12 Days of Christmas – 2019
Merry Christmas! Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Music Videos, Nature Videos
Tagged Beaches, Birds, Bridges, Buildings, Christmas, Flowers, Pareidolia, Skies, Trees
20 Comments
For
An old standard, personalized. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, Photos of Fauna, Photos of Landscapes, Photos of People
Tagged Attitudes, Birds, Bridges, Family, Flowers, Insects, Mountains
18 Comments
Hiding in Plain Sight
Seeing summer out in style. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Fauna, Photos of Flora
Tagged Birds, Flowers, Insects, Reflections
10 Comments
One Up One Down
A picture might be worth a thousand words, but which thousand? Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Flora
Tagged Flowers, Other Plants, Trees
6 Comments
Good Neighbours
Saffron threads come from peonies? Who knew? Continue reading
Spring Flowers, Waterton Lakes & Glacier National Parks
In Spring, a young plant’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of seeds. Continue reading
Magnolia, Ottawa
Some years, I win. Continue reading
Ding Dong: Flower Delivery
Happy birthday, Dad. Continue reading
Posted in Feeling Clearly, Photos of Flora, Relationships and Behaviour
Tagged Death, Family, Flowers
7 Comments
A Day in the Life
An atypical one-day selection of entirely typical shots. Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, Photos of Built Stuff, Photos of Faces, Photos of Fauna, Photos of Flora
Tagged Birds, Desert, Flowers, Mammals, Pareidolia
11 Comments