young common loon

sea oxeye

My three baby plants

Now I like plants again!

Yellow Hats

sky, tree, water

Life

The longer I live, the more I find everything fascinating. Sometimes I am struck by the amount of evil in the world and how good God is. Sometimes I like to study how each day is different from all the others. And then there is always something in nature to marvel at.
Since I haven't ventured  more than a few miles away lately, and with the gallery right on the river, river life has become a favorite subject of mine.
This afternoon I took a few pix from the "pier" looking down at the marsh and sandy edge of the river below. Zooming in, my camera was able to spot several types of tiny crabs. They look prehistoric and probably are. I will have to read about them. The quality of the pictures is bad, but I enjoyed taking them.

POTD

Need more arty photos.

Lantana

feeling blessed

I enjoy the gallery that I have been given to do, and I love that I can go outside anytime while I am "at work" and enjoy the beautiful surroundings. Today there is a lovely breeze and a sunny sky. People are fishing and playing along the river, sunning on the dock, walking hand in hand along the wooden walkway above the marsh, cardinals and pelicans are frolicking in their respective habitats. aaah.
Here is the building I am in, a (purely untouched) shot as I was on the way back.

back to photos

Some of the river has small islands where mud and sand have been dumped after dredging. In my view, there seemed to be a sandbar. I saw some black dots and zoomed in with my camera to see what they were. This is what I found. "They say" there are more pelicans right now because of the abundance of a certain fish.

expressing myself

We have surpassed the point of ridiculousness in the US.

I am pretty careful about forming opinions. I am a researcher and studier by nature, and though I hate to say what a dork I am, I spend many hours a day in pursuit of understanding. I like to connect the dots, study cause and effect, put two and two together. I look at spirit, soul, and body, sociological and cultural influences, health and medicine, science, history, and just about anything within my grasp - or beyond! Not saying I know so much. I am just interested in many things, especially the human experience. And like any human, all my understanding and knowledge is extremely limited.  "The wisdom of this world is foolishness to God." (1 Cor 3:19)

That being said, it is still hard for me to understand how so many people can fall under the spell of deception. My eyes were really opened when Obama walked on the political stage in 2004. He had an evil vibe, and I knew something was very wrong. Then he continued the spell, convincing enough American citizens that wrong was right. Eventually he was exposed for what he was, a Manchurian president - and more. Now he and his handlers/cronies have been exposed as criminals. But how many Americans know? Or are interested in knowing? Or prefer to wallow in deception?  Everyone should know the truth, but the complicit propaganda that many rely on for "news" tightly controls information. There are plenty of other places to learn about current events.

Over the past three years the leftists have dragged the American citizens through an array of distorted, blatantly noxious causes promoted by leftist nut jobs. (I know a nut job when I see one.) These pathetic, ignorant politicians want to make decisions over our lives.  What do they base their leanings on? Perish the thought.

The latest is, we have been tricked into fear and submission by the possibilities of a virus. We have now collected enough data to know the story and see it for what it is, but the sicko leftists with power are trying to use it to control the masses and bring further damage to our country. They are hell bent on its destruction. (It is so ridiculous to see someone wearing a mask outside.)

So many things are at play. Oh for the veil of deceit to be lifted and for the eyes of the blind to be opened! And for people to think and put two and two together. And for common sense to prosper.

A New Ship in Town

Big news in town. The Hyundai Hope, a huge Korean container ship, arrived in Wilmington about six pm. I must admit it was pretty awesome when it came into view, a couple of miles from the shipyard.  It made the one day trip from New York in about nine hours. Tomorrow it will head back. Here are some stats. It is 157 feet wide and 1200 feet long. At that length, it exceeds the Titanic by a little over 300 feet. It can carry about 14,000 containers. hmmm. I wonder what is in all those containers. It was a gray day, and the light rain turned heavy as it slid out of sight. Pix.

critters

As I was leaving the gallery today, a bug on the sidewalk caught my eye. I took a pic and used my seek naturalist app to identify it. It's a Buck Moth caterpillar, and the spikes on their sides, while not poisonous to humans, really sting and hurt. So beware! Oak forests are mostly where they live. Apparently it was lost. Another unwanted animal lost its way on Saturday. I am going to have to stop keeping my gallery front door open on pretty days, because a skink slithered in making its way to my desk. They are not cute like the little green anoles. Oh no... But it ended well. I trapped him under a wire trash can, and when he was at the top, which was the bottom, I slipped a piece of poster board underneath. Very easy then to take him outdoors where he belonged.

Back to shopping

TJ Maxx opened last week, and woohoo! It could take only 140 shoppers at one time.  A masked person was tracking the numbers, and lucky, it had not met the limit. When I left, people were waiting to go in. A few shelves were empty, arrows on the floor indicated the directions for walking, and the check out line was spaced out and long. My few fun purchases were worth it!

Get Out and Live

This saying on the back of Ned's T shirt speaks to the time we are in.

potd

As I look around my gallery, I see artwork that I learn to like more or less. This is one I like more. I know the artist and saw her as she worked on it. I think it is really good. It is the clock in Grand Central station.

Poison Ivy

Or poison oak. Either way, this huge bush grew up quickly in my side yard. I had no idea it could be a bush or so big! Now I have to figure out what to do to kill it. I am very allergic.

Thank you, Trip!

I don't know how I would have pulled the Gallery together without Trip. He did big things like making the pedestals, and putting heavy things together, but he also contributed in small ways. He likes to build stuff with wood, and on his visits he brought me a few things that I didn't need at the time, but he said someday I might. Like this business card holder. And the little wooden stand that I painted today that a plant will sit on. Vision. How did he know.

FERNS

Stella D'oro Lilies

It was in another house and time that a photograph of these lilies accidentally turned out so good, it took my breath away. So glad to have them in this house and time.

my grandchildren love to take pictures of each other

Nurses Day

Nurses Day was yesterday, and there was lots on social media about it, where I got this.
I loved being a nurse, and I loved these words someone wrote. They are so true.

Being a nurse means: 
You will never be bored.
You will always be frustrated.
You will be surrounded by challenges, so much to do, so little time.
You will carry immense responsibility and very little authority.
You will step into people's lives and make a difference. Some will bless you; some will curse you. You will see people at their worst and at their best.
You will never cease to be amazed at people's capacity for love, courage, and endurance.
You will see life begin and end.
You will see resounding triumphs and devastating failures.
You will cry a lot. You will laugh a lot.
You will know what it means to be human and humane.

pic du jour 5-6

a blackbird this day

May the fourth be with you.

Today's pic is of a decal that Wyatt made for me that he put on the back window of my car. water + color gallery. I am proud of it!

wearing his mother's scarf for the corona mask

most awful things ever invented: blowers

starting a day in May pics

Look! A squirrel.