Beautiful areas have memory benches. A memory bench has a plaque on it. The plaque has a name on it – the name of a person who loved and appreciated the area. It is a fine way to pay tribute to a loved one who has passed on.
Skeneateles is a beautiful town in Onondaga, County New York., USA. It is next to the Skaneateles Lake which in the Iroquios language means “Long Lake”. One of the beautiful places there is a Church beside the lake. We attended an outdoor Communion Service there. Here is why Skeneateles is a must for your bucket list! Four pictures.
Late March fly fishing in the Gunpowder river near Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Spring is slowly showing herself. And yet, snow is expected. The change of seasons is full of surprises!
The forest has spoken. This weekend, this leaf, dressed in gentle shades of autumn, drifted down from the forest canopy in the Island Nature Reserve near Port Elizabeth in South Africa. The leaf’s message was clear: “Autumn is here. Winter for all of us is not far off. But remember. After the winter will come the spring and then the warmth of another summer. Learn from me, a humble leaf. Learn the lesson of the seasons. The winter of this Covid will pass too. Have faith in the passage of time. Rest assured. A new day is coming for us all.”
See picture below.
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
Ecclesiastes 3:1 KJV
March 2021
Change is in the air.
In England spring is beginning to shyly show her beautiful face.
In South Africa the autumn chill is starting to call for jerseys
Below are two pictures taken a few days ago. The first is of early spring daffodils in England. The second is of the South African “blood flower” now blooming in early autumn.
Read Mariska’s comment about the “blood flower” below the second picture.
Below: English spring daffodils – March 2021
Below: South African autumn blood flowers – March 2021
“When this bulb plant pushes out her red powder brush, you can know the time of summer is over. Some people call the Powderbrush / blood flower also the April Fool – why?” – Mariska Spoormaker on Facebook. (Behind the flowers is “Tiekie”, Mariska’s good friend and companion.
Something to think about
Yesterday’s the past, tomorrow’s the future, but today is a gift.
That’s why it’s called the present.
Bil Keane
Click here for the same message expressed in timeless poetry: “The Salutation of the Dawn”. It is a poem treasured for generations.It is a poem to be remembered forever. Keep safe.
Each day God gives us 84,400 seconds of life.
What a gift! What a wonderful Giver!
There is no guarantee we will get a refill tomorrow.
Time is passing like the jet in this picture of Big Ben.
Let us be grateful to God and make sure we don’t waste one second.today.
Click here for the same message expressed in timeless poetry: “The Salutation of the Dawn”. It is a poem treasured for generations.It is a poem to be remembered forever. Keep safe.
According to Wikipedia,
“Telos (/ˈtÉ›.lÉ’s/; Greek: Ï„Îλος, translit.télos, lit. “end, ‘purpose’, or ‘goal”)[1] is a term used by philosopher Aristotle to refer to the full potential or inherent purpose or objective of a person or thing,[2] similar to the notion of an ‘end goal’ or ‘raison d’être‘. Moreover, it can be understood as the “supreme end of man’s endeavour”.[3]“
So we can and should ask ourselves: What is the inherent purpose or chief end of my life?
If we don’t know, then we could be living our lives going in the wrong direction. What a tragic waste!
Here is a clue about our telos from the Westminster Shorter Catechism:
Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him for ever.
As the Book of Common Prayer advises, may we “Read, mark, learn and inwardly digest.”
Keep safe.
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Late afternoon at the first hole of the Port Elizabeth Golf Club in South Africa. The Club was established in 1890 – over 130 years ago.
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