Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Day 4075: Heroes and Dogs.

    

"Undercover" inks, collage, digital.


 

Want music?

    Click here: Sean Mendes, I'll Be Okay.

 


2GN2S ...

Building on hope




Country superstars Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood are picking up the legacy of former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter by building houses this week in Charlotte, North Carolina. The iconic duo participated in Habitat for Humanity’s 37th Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project, named in honor of the former first couple's dedication to the organization. From 1984 to 2019, the Carters helped build, renovate and repair 4,390 homes, working alongside more than 100,000 volunteers in 14 countries. This year’s project in Charlotte is building 27 single-family homes. The homes are not given away, but are made with the aim of being affordable for families in need. President Carter, who began receiving hospice care earlier in the year, marked his 99th birthday on October 1. Brooks and Yearwood led volunteers in a round of "Happy Birthday," and said Carter's presence was still felt on the site.

 

Read the full story here.




 

Qualities in dogs – and you.


 

    Not sure why you love hanging out with your canine buddy so much? There are the qualities in dogs and in you that help explain it. Competitive, warm and loyal are said to the dog lover's traits.

 “Dogs are partners in the crime of human evolution,” wrote the philosopher Donna Haraway in her book The Companion Species Manifesto, in which she argues for a relationship with dogs as a feminist act.


I don't agree, but then I haven't written a book or done book research. I know there are cat people and dog people exclusively, but some of us like both. When we were first married a hundred years ago we lived in a townhouse and dogs were not allowed, plus we were both teachers so we were gone all day, and both working on our masters around our job. Dogs need to be with you or have company of some kind. So we had two Siamese cats, Zen and Yogi. It's a different kind of love from a cat ( in my opinion) than from a dog. I may be Bipetsual as I have had and loved both.


 


 
 
A -1minute video, Drones/whales, here.


 
Just because ...
 

"Agami Heron"


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2 comments:

elenor said...

Never before thought about "undercover". Of course, I heard the word here and there in a film but your collage made me think about it. People being undercover, are they dangerous or helpful? I don't know..... This face is so expressive, Jacki. Really love it.

john said...

This is special. Just amazing! :-)