Sunday, May 02, 2004
" First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others. "
--Thomas ã Kempis... German author ( 1379-1471 )
More from Thomas ã Kempis: " Intelligence must follow faith, never precede it, and never destroy it. " and
" Wherever you go, you will always bear yourself about with you, and so you will always find yourself. " and
" Be not angry that you cannot make another what you wish them to be; since you cannot make yourself what you wish to be. "
The middle quote reminds me of another contemporary quote: " Where ever you go... there you are. " that is attributed, in one case, to " A Brady Bunch Movie ". I must have heard it second hand because " A Brady Bunch Movie " isn't my cup of cocoa... nor was the TV show that spawned it ( cringe ! ).
Another warm beautiful day here in the Gold Country. About 80° Fahrenheit ( 300° K / 27° C / 21.3° Reaumer ) Roof of my mouth itching... eyes itchy... runny nose... yup, allergies back with a vengeance.
My slump continues in the " Call For Help " daily contest ( 0/5 ). I had never heard of an 'Intervalometer', a device used in time-lapse cinematography... another tough question. My Google query was thus: Intervalometer +"what is"
O.K. ... Poetry.com finally caught up to my gmail service... three days late... go figger.
Called my sister Debbie late ( 10:15 p.m. PDT ) Friday night to RSVP for my niece Mandy's wedding next weekend. Woke her up... oops ! Not the party animal she used to be I guess. She said she'd call back Saturday. I'm hopeful I can rent a car for the weekend from Enterprise.
Saturday: David teasing Ashley incessantly while watching cartoons ( " Dave, the Barbarian ", " Fairly Odd Parents ", " My Life as a Teenage Robot ",... ) with occasional yells by Gail from her computer for them to quiet down... yeah, that'll work ! The grandkid's father working on their nearly renovated home, Chrissy at work, me... Blogging/Googling/maintaining, Taffy-Doodles... sleeping between my keyboard and monitor.
Sunday: Gorgeous day in the manner of Saturday. Early morning walk ( see poem below on what I saw ), then church... catching a ride with the Wadsworth's. Elder Talbot IS staying on in the area, and Elder Green was introduced to all at church. Learned a new word in 'Sunday School'... " calumny "... slander or defamation. It's a shame that such words need exist.
Gail's dog " Poop " is now immune to her anti-barking collar... and guess what she does all day, every day.
Observations on my Sunday morning walk:
A Sunday Spring Walk
... in Garden Valley
Warm morning sun beams, through pine trees, bright
Geese trumpet, discordant, a pair in low flight
Bull and cow mulling, pastured together, peer
Dogs barking on passing, incessantly clear
Squashed, dessicated, lies a luckless Horned Toad
Sadly, in repose, decorating the country road
Bumble Bees fly about, light, and comically stumble
On clover heads precarious, invariably tumble
:Bobby Nichols 5-2-2004
... in Garden Valley
Warm morning sun beams, through pine trees, bright
Geese trumpet, discordant, a pair in low flight
Bull and cow mulling, pastured together, peer
Dogs barking on passing, incessantly clear
Squashed, dessicated, lies a luckless Horned Toad
Sadly, in repose, decorating the country road
Bumble Bees fly about, light, and comically stumble
On clover heads precarious, invariably tumble
Bright full moon Sunday night. Seems like just last month...
My entries... " Poetry in Motion" daily contest:
Lake Sunset
Scenic lake sunset
A clouded pink pastel sky
mirrors serenely
:Bobby Nichols 5-2-2004
Hot Air Balloon !!!
Look up !!! What a sight !
Hot air balloon fancy free
passing vistas bright
:Bobby Nichols 5-2-2004
" Lake Sunset "... a Haiku: ... with a duck traversing the water.
" Hot Air Balloon !!! "... a Haiku: Yup ! I love the sight of hot air balloons. We get them occasionally in the Coloma Gold Discovery site, American River area.
Bis später !!!
C'ya.
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