Bits and Clips for August 2025
I hope you find something among all this artwork, photography, memes, links, and quotes that spurs you on, inspires, supports, educates, or motivates you.
Month: August 2025
Rhapsody Part 7 (Poem by Mary Oliver)
Rhapsody Part 7 If you are in the garden, I will dress myself in leaves. If you are in the sea I will slide into that smooth blue nest, I will talk fish, I will adore salt. But if you are sad, I will not dress myself in desolation. I will present myself with all … Read more
Black and White Photographs from our California Trip
Taking photos in black and white helps me focus on composition, texture, light and shadow.
What We Appreciate About Christian Science
Last Saturday we had a church meeting where we started by going around and saying what we appreciated most about Christian Science. I thought you might like to see these thoughts whether you are familiar with Christian Science or not. It was a great way to start our meeting, which was wonderful, supportive, and forward … Read more
A Lady’s Guide to Fortune-Hunting (Book Review)
Read this if you need something light, entertaining, fast moving, and diverting. I loved it and give it five stars.
Tomato, Roasted Beet, Fruit, and Goat Cheese Salad
Sometimes it is nice to have a salad that is not green!
What Comes Next (Poem by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer)
I want to believe there is in all of us a place where hate won’t grow.
Their Lives Depend on Others (Quote by Neil DeGrasse Tyson)
“When a tree is cut down in the forest, other trees reach out to the victim with their root tips, and send lifesaving sustenance, water, sugar, and other nutrients via the mycelium. This continuous IV drip from neighboring trees can keep the stump alive for decades, and even centuries. And they don’t only do it … Read more
