Learn from yesterday,
live for today,
hope for tomorrow.The important thing is not to stop questioning.
~ Albert Einstein
German – Physicist
March 14, 1879 – April 18, 1955Porte Ponderings:
The first heat event of the season is underway. But that didn’t deter the Birthday Party Celebrations. Fishing and playing at the park.
War is death.
~ Aaron Huey
If we are to engage in war,
then we should have to
stare it straight in the face
and call it by its rightful name.
American – Photographer Born: December 9, 1975
Tomorrow is the 2nd Sunday of Lent in the Christian Calendar: Peace
Today is the 3rd day of Hanukkah. As the third candle is being lit the bombing of Gaza continues. Hostages from Israel may be among the dead in Gaza as Israel threatens to flood all tunnels with sea water. When will the killing stop?
Genocide is Genocide.
“The Ministry of Health in Gaza has said that 17,177 people – including 7,112 children – have been killed and 46,000 wounded since the Israeli-Palestinian conflict started on October 7.
In the occupied West Bank, the death toll stood at 266, with 3,365 wounded.
The Israeli army said that 1,147 people have died, including 418 soldiers.”
~ https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2023/12/8/photos-death-toll-continues-to-rise-in-gaza-amid-widening-israeli-attacks
We have time,
~ Jimi Hendrix
there’s no big rush.
American – Musician November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970
No big rush. No one can really know how long they have or will be able to remain lively.
A rose trying to bloom at the end of the season is caught in the snow.
A young man trying to live his best life, finds his only salvation is a guitar, dies too soon, his talent is only a memory and a few records.
4 of my friends have lost their husbands this year. My heart breaks for them. Some were able to say goodbye, one went ahead to clear the way and some were utterly taken by surprise. I say prayers for each of them as their first Christmas is rapidly approaching without the love of their lives.
Sell the public flowers…
~ Robert Mapplethorpe
things that they can hang on their walls
without being uptight.
American – Photographer November 4, 1946 – March 9, 1989
Love and a red rose can’t be hid.
~ Thomas Holcroft
You will never find time for anything.
~ Charles Buxton
If you want time you must make it.
English – Public Servant November 18, 1823 – August 10, 1871
I’ll tell you one thing,
~ Danny DeVito
it’s a cruel, cruel world.
American – Actor Born: November 17, 1944
Happy Birthday Danny DeVito.
You’ve made us laugh so many times and taught us how to laugh at ourselves.
It may be a cruel, cruel world, but like a rose in the first snowfall there is beauty in everything.
Nothing is more responsible
~ Franklin Pierce Adams
for the good old days
than a bad memory.
American – Writer November 15, 1881 – March 23, 1960
A fresh snowfall of the season inspires Christmas shopping, decorating and getting those cards ready to mail.
I’m hoping it also inspires people to contact me to have their Christmas minis taken to include their family photos with their cards. 😉
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