“Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart,
Winnie-the-Pooh
it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.”
Happy Thanksgiving
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Wild turkeys at Blendon Woods Metro Park in Columbus, Ohio -
Leaving today
Red Cardinal I was 1 degree at 6:15 this morning. By my standards, that’s called cold. This snowstorm was all that they predicted and some and some and some more. Reports say we had 15 inches in 15 hours. I cleaned off at least 12 inches of heavy wet snow from my car, which means we have received some wonderful moisture out of this. On my walk to the coffee shop this morning the snowdrifts along the campus parking lots looked like mountains. Enough about the snow.
My sister and I were scheduled to fly to Phoenix yesterday morning but due to the incoming storm they canceled our flight and we were able to reschedule for today at 5:00 pm. That will get us there in time to keep my brother-in-law from eating all the lemon meringue pie. 🙂 But, my weather app warned of flash flooding for the Phoenix area and are predicting rain over the next few days with cold temperatures for them, and that depends on your definition of cold. I will take the rain and the time with my family over the cold and snow here.
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Gazing at Nature
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”Every human being needs a contemplative practice, perhaps gazing at nature in wonder, with a camera or paint brush, taking time.” Thomas Moore
Should be on my way today for Phoenix and taking the time to spend Thanksgiving with my parents and sisters. With all the snow I’m not sure what we will experience at the airport. Anyway, here are few images of leaves, another one of my favorite subjects to gaze at.
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Playing the piano
Playing the Piano There is a piano outside in the lobby of the Lory Student Center theater for people to play. It seems to me I almost always see and hear someone playing. I find it interesting to see these young people sit down and play. Some are dressed poorly, some carry a backpack of books and are using this time to relax between classes. And, the talent is wonderful. There were no words said between us as I just walked around him composing images. He sang one song and actually brought tears to my eyes. Thankful for autofocus.
P.S. And, the snow began falling around 2:00 pm, just as perdicted. They say 14 inches. Sigh!
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Waiting
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An evening in Old Town
The lights of Old Town bring people together in one of the restaurants Took the bus to Old Town the other night and walked around with my camera. This is not all that sharp as I was hand holding it. You can see on the left side of the image how the lights are lit up in town. I will try and take a few images of the lights during this Christmas season. It was a bit on the cold side and thus the reason no one was sitting outside and I’ll blame that for the blurr, also.
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Cold November morning
Cold November morning sunrise and fog My sister and I are flying to Phoenix next Tuesday to spend Thanksgiving with my parents. Mom just turned 88 and dad will be 91 in January. They still live alone but we do see the decline in activity. We have been doing this for the past 5-6 years. We are enjoying as much time with them as we can.
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Morning Frost
Morning Frost As the days and nights get colder, nature brings its winter palette and paints with crystal brushes. It starts on the edges of leaves and works from there. The scientist asks why and tells us frost is water vapor, or water in gas form, that becomes solid. But I, and hopefully you, know that it’s really nature just making art for us to enjoy. I know asking why is important but so is the act of seeing the awe and wonder of natures beauty!
No one rode their bicycle to class. Wonder why? We had a light dusting of snow during the night and have a temperature of 27 degrees. Stay warm
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Stick with love
The colors in the leaves “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”
Martin Luther King Jr.Took this image on Monday morning at campus. Love how nature trimmed the edges of this leaf. Caught my eye immediately. I’m posting this at midnight so by the time you read this it could be raining or snowing here, again.
I had someone thank me on Veterans Day for my time in the military. It rubbed me wrong. Took me a few days to understand some of what I felt. I had been raised to believe the purpose of the military was defend this country, that Vietnam was a security threat, so I joined the military in October of 1968 with all intents to go to Vietnam. Train me how to use this M16 and I’ll use it. Thankfully I did not make it to Vietnam. I have since come to believe how this conflict was not a war to defend our country. I’ve also come to believe that there are no victors in war, all are losers. Seems we send way too many young people into combat for reasons beside defence of our country. Yes, I’ll stick with love.
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A bit like a kid
Morning fog Yes, I’ve been playing around with Lightroom on some images from the past, adjusting colors and any other slider I can find. I’ve been asking myself, “Well what does this one do?” and then see what happens. When it’s an ooops, I type command Z to get back to where I was and try the next one. I feel a bit like a kid.
