Day 5010: Henderson,NV Hello! & Birds Don't Need Teeth.

  

"Blooming": junk collage, photos, digital collage.

                                                                       

  

Want music?

    Click: Paul Simon, George Harrison, Here Comes the Sun.

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I flew here to Henderson last Saturday. Cheryl and Johnny drove me to the JSX airport and Erin met me in the 104' Las Vegas at 4 PM. Their house has A/C so is always comfortable. When I was young, the sun and I were great pals. Now at 84, I stay out of the sun in order not to turn into a French fry!

Sunday we went to church together. WW went ahead as she is on the Hospitality team, Bassel is Security, but we all sat together, Zack, Jordan, Raquel (Jordan's wife of seven months, Tina, Raquel's Mom and Larry, Raquel's Dad. We almost fill an entire row. That evening we all got together again for pizza ordered in. A lovely day. I hope your Mother's Day was terrific too?

Meanwhile we received a Mother's Day photo from GH#2, Jacob and Manu (Emmanuele), Mr. and Mrs. Salloum in Orange County.

Monday, WonderWoman and Superman flew to Hawaii early. SM has business meetings and WW has shopping? 

They decided they would stay on their stateside time, so got up at 4 AM this morning and went to the gym there! Meanwhile at home, when Raquel, Jordan and Zack got home from work Monday, we had a casserole that WW had made ahead, I fixed my famous green beans. 

Then we four watched Remarkably Bright Creatures on Netflix. It was excellent. Good friend & artist, Irene had said I would like it and I did. We all did. Sally Field was great.I had to tell Zack, she's Forrest Gump's Mom, so he would know who she was.

Afterwards Grandhunks 1&3 played golf, tennis, basketball and even sword fighting. Two brothers playing can be amazingly loud, but Raquel and I laughed and enjoyed the competition. We were all off to bed by 11 pm in preparation for a busy Tuesday.

The adventure continues tomorrow ...

 

  

 

A 3 minute video,  Kauii Bird song, here.

 

 

Just because ...

Hamerkops (Scopus umbretta)

You can tell by a few giveaways:

• Color: Rich brown plumage all over • Bill: Long, straight, and flattened — looks a bit like a shoe • Crest: That distinctive backward-pointing crest on the head, which gives them the "hammer-head" look. "Hamerkop" actually means "hammerhead" in Afrikaans • Shape: Compact, heron-like body with long legs

Wednesday's Smiles ... 

 

  

Hoping you feel all the good things in your day.

  

 

 

Day 5009: "What is Significant" & Native Plants.

     

"Contentment": graphite drawing, ink, junk collage in journal.

                                                                       

  

Want music?

    Click: Perry Como, And I Love You So.

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( Food for thought, or not.)

Linguist, philosopher Noam Chomsky:

 on seeking what is significant:

"You can't expect somebody to become a biologist by giving them access to the Harvard University biology library and saying, "Just look through it." That will give them nothing. The internet is the same, except magnified enormously. 

The person who wins the Nobel Prize in biology is not the person who read the most journal articles and took the most notes on them. It's the person who knew what to look for. 

Cultivating that capacity to seek what's significant, always willing to question whether you're on the right track, that's what education is going to be about, whether it's using computers and internet, or pencil and paper and books."

   

When we remove native plants from our gardens to make room for manicured lawns and non-native flowers, we are also removing butterflies, bird song, and the buzzing of bees.

No matter where you live, there are beautiful native plants that can thrive. We need to train our eyes to recognize the beauty of native plants and gardens that have space for nature and animals.

What native plants do you have in your garden?

 

  

 

A 1+ minute video,  Mont Saintt-Michel, here.

 

 

Just because ...

Plate-billedMtn Toucan

Tuesday's Smiles ... 

 

   

Hoping you see all the good things in your day.

  

 

 

Day 5008: "Spilled Beads" & Art of Politeness.

 

"Caged Heart": collaged, stitched tea bag.

                                                                       

  

Want music?

    Click: Jackson 5, Show You The Way To Go.

2GN2S

*This is a repost of Day 2840 from May 2020. It is a sample of how random so many of my blog posts are, but I did think it was funny?

I am ...

Monday I had my carpets finally cleaned.

This meant rising earlier to move furniture and stuff out of the way. Then last night walking around in my stunning blue booties, while moving a box of beads to a fold-out table, the fold-out part collapsed and beads were everywhere on damp carpet. 

Organized in a sectioned cardboard chest. it fell upside down.

 

Dividers within the chest camp apart, 

it was all I could do to get it all up and onto my desk. 

Today I am fixing and sorting. Sort of a meditative process?

Better than the stack of things in all the wrong places. 

Want to come over and help? 

We could deem it an essential need, and wear masks?

 But I remind myself, I have time. Lots of time.

   

 

  

 

A  8+ minute video,  Cotton Swab Battle, here.

 

Just because ...

Satin Bowerbirds

Monday's Smiles ... 

 

Hoping you feel all the good things in your day.