Write Up The Road’s Blog Posts
Just a day or two ago, these jonquils had been battered by strong winds and then weighed down by snow, causing their heads to droop nearly to the ground. And now with a little sunshine, they’re proclaiming spring is on the horizon. Optimism in the teeth of adversity. Another reminder to keep on, petal by […]
This photo raises the distinct possibility that Linus, of “Peanuts” fame, may have been a cat in a former life. Regrettably, we’ll never know for certain. #Caturday Weekly
PRECIOUS MEMORIES Walking with my sister and brother-in-law On a winter evening Admiring the neighborhood’s Christmas decorating prowess Sweet. After about ten minutes my sister says Why does everything look so dark? Turns out she’s wearing sunglasses, not her regular glasses. You’re ready for assisted living her husband says. ON THE LONGEST PUBLIC FISHING PIER
Well, a snapshot of the ‘stars’ is stretching it a bit, perhaps, but sometimes a fun way to get a new angle on what’s happening in your life is by looking at the planetary aspects surrounding you today. You can also assume many aspects are in effect for a day or two, giving you time
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Interesting how any beautiful flower immediately brightens up a room and lifts everyone’s spirits. It’s also interesting that no matter what colors are side by side in a garden, they never seem to clash in hue.
And sometimes a cat composes a still life that would be quite a colorful painting. #Caturday Weekly
IT TAKES ABOUT A MONTH And the deal he gave me was incredible. LARGER TRUTH Swami has a staffing problem. SUMMERS ARE SHORT You saw it on your white board. IT WAS THE EARLY ’90s Everyone was. EAST OF THE RIVER Is always the East Side. WE WENT FISHING IN TEXAS The Gulf Coast. There
“You can almost see someone dancing in this one. Splashes of sunshine, little grey sky bits here and there – purple flowers of some sort. An end to snow, and ice storms, and sleet/hail/bitter winds. Then again, maybe I’ve just inhaled too much brush cleaner.” A.R. Tist #one-dimensional artist
“It is clearly evident that most events of a widespread nature draw their causes from the enveloping heavens.” – Claudius Ptolemy – Mathematician, astrologer, music theorist, astronomer, geographer; author of Tetrabiblos, used as a reference by astrologers for the next thousand or so years. Hear! Hear! – Madame Zombra #MadameZombra
Just to remind us that spring is coming, and will get here just when we all think we can’t manage another week of snow, wind, and ice …