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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: Other Animals
Neighbourhood Watch
A block’s worth of views. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Fauna, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Birds, Other Animals, Sunrises and Sunsets
6 Comments
Redux: Beady Little Eyes
And speaking of spiders . . . Continue reading
Beady Little Eyes
Trigger warning: photo of spider. Continue reading
A Walk In the Bog
A nice socially distanced walk. No mask required. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Fauna, Photos of Flora
Tagged Flowers, Insects, Other Animals, Water
6 Comments
Wildlife (and Itchy Times)
What? No ticks? Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Fauna
Tagged Birds, Mammals, Other Animals, Water
12 Comments
The Same River
Yes, the universe is unfolding as it should. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Fauna, Photos of Landscapes, Quotations, Through Space
Tagged Birds, Desert, Other Animals, Trees
12 Comments
Calling all Earthlings
Who named these kids? Continue reading
Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently
Tagged Birds, Conversations, Insects, Other Animals, Reptiles, Word Play
6 Comments
Spiderweb, Huntington Beach State Park
Sometimes simple works fine, than you very much. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Built Stuff, Photos of Fauna
Tagged Other Animals
6 Comments
Spiders and Spiderwebs, Boynton Beach FL
A small selection of what was there. Continue reading