Thursday, September 29, 2011
Nightfall Advances
It's hard to cut off the arm to save the body. It would be preferable to just keep the arm really. Was it necessary, I wish not.
End of September arrives and the sun is leaving us earlier than ever before and I am quieted by this. Less daylight to live by, but it reminds me that time is precious and better to make it an asset than a liability.
It's good to have big dreams. People without dreams, well - I feel sorry for them. But are there really people out there who don't have them? I think everyone does - some people just maybe don't know it? As a teacher (Jan-Apr) I ask my students about their dream jobs. Some people light up with delightful answers and a hope. Others seem directionless and too realistic....but what's realistic about being realistic sometimes? These individuals may have a dream, but figure it will never happen so they don't smile big about it. Well, all I have to say is if someone out there is doing what their dream is, why not them?
And what makes a guy, walking down the street - walk with folded arms the entire way? There must be some psychological reason behind it.
End of September arrives and the sun is leaving us earlier than ever before and I am quieted by this. Less daylight to live by, but it reminds me that time is precious and better to make it an asset than a liability.
It's good to have big dreams. People without dreams, well - I feel sorry for them. But are there really people out there who don't have them? I think everyone does - some people just maybe don't know it? As a teacher (Jan-Apr) I ask my students about their dream jobs. Some people light up with delightful answers and a hope. Others seem directionless and too realistic....but what's realistic about being realistic sometimes? These individuals may have a dream, but figure it will never happen so they don't smile big about it. Well, all I have to say is if someone out there is doing what their dream is, why not them?
And what makes a guy, walking down the street - walk with folded arms the entire way? There must be some psychological reason behind it.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
Off to a Bad Start: Is it Monday or What?
Although I have to wonder, why is everyone just sitting there? The dude's on fire.
Friday, September 23, 2011
September Lighting is the Best and Yeah for the Equinox!!!!
Gosh, I think it's time for a new post just so that the weeping angels aren't the first thing you see every time you come to my blog. They are a great representation of how we all feel sometimes, and I was definitely feeling the weight. But not today.
Today and yesterday and the day before and the day before that and.....have been happy days.
Yeah for happy days. It's the middle of my work day so I won't go into all that's been going on, but it's all happy things.
But I will say that the lighting in the air during September is the best. It's magical. Even at 2 in the afternoon, it's magical.
Cheers for magic.
Here's some real magic:
This is from "Astronomy Picture of the Day" - it's titled:September's Aurora and has this explanation with it:
Today and yesterday and the day before and the day before that and.....have been happy days.
Yeah for happy days. It's the middle of my work day so I won't go into all that's been going on, but it's all happy things.
But I will say that the lighting in the air during September is the best. It's magical. Even at 2 in the afternoon, it's magical.
Cheers for magic.
Here's some real magic:
This is from "Astronomy Picture of the Day" - it's titled:September's Aurora and has this explanation with it:
Explanation: September's equinox arrives today at 0905 UT. As the Sun crosses the celestial equator heading south, spring begins in the southern hemisphere and autumn in the north. And though the seasonal connection is still puzzling, both spring and autumn bring an increase in geomagnetic storms. So as northern nights grow longer, the equinox also heralds the arrival of a good season for viewing aurora. Recorded earlier this month, these curtains of September's shimmering green light sprawl across a gorgeous night skyscape. In the foreground lies Hidden Lake Territorial Park near Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. Calm water reflects the aurora, with bright star trails peering through the mesmerizing sky glow. Of course, shining at altitudes of 100 kilometers or so, planet Earth's auroras are visible from space.Pretty darn awesome this website is!
Sunday, September 04, 2011
About the Angel
The angel you saw in the previous post is the “Angel of Grief” and stands in the cemetery behind the historic Old Ship Church in Hingham, MA - I'm pretty sure. I can't find the site where I pulled the pic from (probably should have credited it).
There are various "Grieving Angels" around the world - the original being in Rome, Italy and is over the tomb of Emelyn Story. It's a 1894 sculpture by William Wetmore Story, Emelyns husband. It's found in the Protestant Cemetery, tucked up against the Aurelianic Wall near the Piramide Metro station. I haven't been there myself.
There's good reason why there are several replicas. And I don't think I need to explain why.
We all feel it.
There are various "Grieving Angels" around the world - the original being in Rome, Italy and is over the tomb of Emelyn Story. It's a 1894 sculpture by William Wetmore Story, Emelyns husband. It's found in the Protestant Cemetery, tucked up against the Aurelianic Wall near the Piramide Metro station. I haven't been there myself.
There's good reason why there are several replicas. And I don't think I need to explain why.
We all feel it.
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