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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: Trees
Car Trees
A new way of contributing to your creative community: keep your car clean. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Flora
Tagged Community, Reflections, Trees
6 Comments
Sparkles
There’s sparkles in them thar trees. Continue reading
Rocky Mountain High
I’m not sure what part of Colorado John Denver had in mind, although I expect it was, well, a more mountainous part than I’m in. But the clear, crisp air and the blue blue sky made a short walk … Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Fauna, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Mountains, Other Plants, Skies, Trees
8 Comments
The World This Week
Sometimes, there are no words. Continue reading
Not in Kansas Anymore
The away-from-home view. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, Laughing Frequently
Tagged Bridges, Flowers, Travel, Trees
8 Comments
Magna Magnolia
The end of the magnolias. Continue reading
See That?
Random images from a month in Myrtle Beach. Sometimes a photo is just a photo. Continue reading
A Poem as Lovely as a Tree
Without the, you know, poem, but with the lovely tree. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Flora
Tagged Flowers, Trees
18 Comments
Dramatic Cool
Last week, raindrops; this week, snowflakes. In the billions. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Landscapes, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Attitudes, Trees, Weather
16 Comments