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Big Puffy Cloud Syndrome

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Do you dream about flying? As a child I would hold my hand outside the window of the car as dad drove. I would tilt and bend my hand in different ways to feel the way the wind pushed and pulled. I just knew that it I could ever get airborne that I could master living flight. Over the years I developed what I call “Big Puffy Cloud Syndrome”. I would look up at the clouds and imagine how it feel to zip through them like Peter Pan. The experience with the car window was all the training that I needed. I knew that I could execute a roll by inverting my hands or climb and dive by the way I arched my back. The only thing holding me back was reality. However, I did actually learn how an airframe interacts with the wind. As I got older I learned how to fly R.C. airplanes. In days before drones small gasoline powered planes were the toy if choice for young would be pilots. Then the desktop computer was invented and it wasn’t long before flight simulators could be had. I learned that controlling a real aircraft was very different than I imagined. Now we’ve had a real paradigm shift and there’s a real possibility of a small quad-copter that is controlled exactly like the toy. Perhaps I’ll live long enough to take to the sky and touch those big puffy clouds after all.

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Snow Day!

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The second polar blast of deep winter is just a few days away. It’s normal for us get a couple of these from late January to mid February and not uncommon for early March. As a kid I would always be excited to hear about a winter storm warning on the news because that meant the possibility of a snow day. Now, for some of my readers who live in warmer climates I understand that you may not fully appreciate the art of the the snow day. Have no fear, I will guide you through it. 😉

First, as soon as the morning alarm goes off you need to jump out of bed and run to the window. Do you see snow? If it’s snowing heavily then that’s a good sign but it’s not a snow day yet. Next run into the living room and turn on the news. In the old days the weatherman/girl would read the list of closed schools but today the list just scrolls across the screen or you get a notification on your app that school has been called off. Once you’ve confirmed that your school is on the list you’ll need to have a talk with mom and dad. Be mature, if they suspect that shenanigans are afoot you’re going to wind up with a babysitter. If you have access to a little brother or sister now’s the time to help them with breakfast. It’s important that mom and dad see you as capable of taking are of things. Once mom and dad have left the house in your capable hands you should spend the rest of the morning under you’re favorite blanket watching cartoons with your dog and younger sibling. Cartoons in the old days usually lasted until mid morning. In my case that’s about the time that a grandparent would make an appearance. If it was my Grandfather then there’s a chance that sleds will be hooked up to the tractor and the shenanigans are about to begin. More than likely he’s been out all morning preparing the sled run by packing the snow with the tractor tires or creating a path to pull us all over the farm. By lunchtime the ride is over and everyone goes inside for hot Cocoa and a toasted peanut butter sandwich. The rest of the day is spent alternating between sledding and cocoa until it’s time for mom and dad to come home again. Missing a day or two of school due to snow didn’t really make a difference in my education however an extra day with my Grandfather is an experience that enriched my whole life.

Tonight’s Feature Image is titled “ A Snow Day In Muddlty Creek”and is available forpurchase by using the Contact Form onmy website. ( justclick on the the bell below)

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Summersville Lake At Dusk & Thoughts On Mental Rest

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As sun sets over the lake the fading light falls gently onto the water showing me the mirror world once more. A place where dreams and reality merge together to inspire one to wonder what if. It doesn’t really matter what the “what if” is. What matters is a moment that takes you to another place or another time. It gives us a chance to break away from the mundane and push away the pressures of modern life. The stories change depending on the mood of the observer. Sometimes it’s a romance, sometimes adventure. Maybe that moment will provide us with a deep thought that helps us solve problems in the real world. Sometimes it’s not a dream at all and we receive inspiration directly from God. Whatever the moment brings it comes with a sense of peace. That moment is just as essential for health as clean air, clean water and good food. It comes to me even as I am writing this, how important it is to have a well rested mind. If we push our bodies too hard without being replenished we know pretty quickly that we’ve messed up. If we feed our bodies nothing but junk food they break down. We’re low on energy, we have sickness and are easily injured. And, if we push our minds too hard without rest and feed our thoughts nothing but junk we can damage our mental health. It’s not as obvious at first but it’s there. Our clarity of thought breaks down, we are more easily distracted and (if I am right ) can suffer some form of mental injury. ( injuries often preceded illness). Furthermore, we are three part beings. Body, mind and spirit. In order for us to function on healthy level all three parts must function well. Our bodies must be well rested and fed properly. Our minds must be clear and fed properly. And our Spirits must be prayed up and fed properly. If one part of our whole being is out of balance then it won’t be too much longer before rest of our person suffers.

So let me encourage everyone that it’s not only okay to take a few moments to enjoy some peace and be inspired but it’s essential to our well being as humans.

Tonight’s Feature Image is titled “ Summerville Lake At Dusk”and is available forpurchase by using the Contact Form onmy website. ( justclick on the the bell below)

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Primrose And Bees

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It never really ceases to amaze me when I find out how detailed God’s creation is. All along the edges of my property I find Evening Primrose. The bright yellow bloom always makes me smile. But today I learned something new about the happy yellow flowers that just turned up one day and stayed. They can hear. Israeli scientists have discovered that the petals function like ears. When Primrose flowers “hear” the buzz of bees they actually release sweeter nectar to draw them in. They only react this way to the sounds of pollinators. Making the sweet nectar is biologically expensive and comes with other complications so the Primrose plant doesn’t produce it until it’s likely to be visited by a pollinator. I didn’t really see it mentioned in the article but I’m willing to bet that the bees will buzz the flowers in an effort to “wake them up “. If this is happening then I would expect to see the bee hover close to the flowers and then come back once it’s had time to produce the sweet treat.

Albert Einstein is credited with having said that God doesn’t play dice with the universe. When I think about the relationship between the Primrose plant and the bees I see this as evidence that not only does He not play dice with the universe but He’s designed a perfect system and that everything has it place and a roll to play in it. For those of us who desire a harmonious relationship with God let me ask if that should also mean a harmonious relationship with his natural world? I believe so. If we could just figured out the little details and pursue a simple lifestyle I believe that creation would respond to us the way the Primrose responds to the bee. In the garden of Eden God told Adam and Eve to subdue the Earth, not destroy it. (The word subdue implying gentle persuasion. )

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Tonight’s Feature Image is titled “ Hughes’s Bridge At Winter Pool”and is available forpurchase by using the Contact Form onmy website. ( justclick on the the bell below)

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January’s Crossings 2

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Old man winter howls in rage. His icy breath blasts across the three rivers bringing the deep chill that always comes in the last half of January and early portions of February. As I walk up the track towards the perfect spot to get my shot I’m assailed with tiny bits of ice. Somewhere off to my left I can here the panicked call of a female cardinal. She can’t seem to find her mate and she’s very worried. Instinctively I glanced down towards the direction she’s calling just in time to see something bright red drop from a twig in the underbrush. My heart sinks because the river is up and the male has fallen close to the edge. But I can’t see where he landed. The female is really freaking out now and I began to look for a way down. It’s a myth that if you touch a bird that it’s mate will reject it. There was one other time about fifteen years ago when I scooped up a stunned make cardinal out of the street and sat it gently in a safer place. As soon as I stepped away his mate flew too his side until he felt like flying home. I saw them together many times afterwards. I began to head in the direction of the place where this one fell but after just a few steps he burst forth into the sky like a rocket and rejoined his forever beloved. When he appeared the female’s calls seemed to change from panic to cheering. As they sheltered together under the overhang of a roof it occurred to me that sometimes all you need to be strong is someone who believes in you. Once assured that all was well with the cardinals I returned to shot. The old trestle bridge stood there unshaken by old man winter’s morning tantrum. Perhaps it too merely needs someone to believe in its strength in order to stand against the storm.

Tonight’s Feature Image is titled “January’s Crossings 2”and is available forpurchase by using the Contact Form onmy website. ( just click on the the bell below)

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