“Everyone knows how to talk, and no one knows what to say”
~ Nick Hornby Novelist and screenwriter Born on: 17th April 1957
Porte Ponderings:
Maybe my favorite photos are taken when I’m wandering alone? The one I chose for today’s quote was taken early in the morning in my local conservation area. I’ve never seen a goose nesting in a tree before. She watched me carefully from her lofty perch. I later ran into another person on the trail who said the goose was also there a year ago. So I missed seeing the unique goose last year. How many other people walked past her?
I was lucky enough to go one a hike, by myself in Cuba and see the bats. No one else I was traveling with wanted to hike, let alone see bats. For me it was a unique experience. I’m glad I’m brave enough or stupid enough to hike alone. 😉
“Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance?”
~ Edgar Bergen Actor and ventriloquist Born on: 16th February 1903
Porte Ponderings:
Sunday of Family Day Long Weekend in Canada and we’re having another major snowfall today. Probably the most snow we’ve had in a long time. So I’ll just remember our January Cuba Vacation and dream of summer at the trailer.
Today’s AI Generated image using style “enhanced”:
“Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do”
~ Potter Stewart Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the US Born on: 23rd January 1915
Porte Ponderings:
Alone in a cave with the inspiration of just one light beam a seed dropped by a Jamaican Fruit Bat starts to grow. It struggles against all odds to grow upright. One could just pluck it out and kill it. But instead the visitors let it grow against all odds. It might manage to beat the odds and become a noble fruit tree or it might wither and die. But not plucking it out and dashing its life is the right thing.
Similarly some people are borne gender neutral or as hermaphrodites. Just wanting to live a productive life and be loved like anyone else.
What does it hurt to be kind?
Or they are borne of two spirits. And want to transition to the opposite they were borne with?
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn”
~ Benjamin Franklin Founding father of the US, author and politician Born on: 17th January 1706
Porte Ponderings:
For only $5 USD you can walk through the caves. Flashlights are provided. Bats are promised. But the caves themselves are amazing. So glad I went for a ride on the on-off bus with my camera.
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