Chris Botti In Boston/ Katharine McPhee/ I’ve Got You Under My Skin/
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Play I’ve Got You Under My Skin
05 I’ve Got You Under My Skin
Virginia Shore/ Back Bay/ We Head For The Coast
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Here’s a photo from last summer down near Virginia Beach. This is the protected area so there are not a lot of people around and no buildings. It’s a very peaceful place.
I wish I could say the same about the weather today. Beth tells me there are tornado warnings out there and we are getting ready to head down the road. Perhaps we will wait a little while. I have never actually seen a tornado but there have been a few down through the years here in central Virginia. I rememember one that tore up a local Walmart store a few years ago.
We are leaving Zachary and the dogs in charge here. So I am reflecting on the notion that vacations are supposed to be relaxing at the moment. When does that part start? Hopefully soon.
It’s supposed to be rainy all week which I don’t mind. It’s not exactly beach weather to begin with and we are hoping to do some indoor things as well as take walks outdoors. There’s some exercise equipment and an indoor pool in the condo. But they are also replacing all the windows and doors to the outside and if they get to us while we are there it will not be a pretty picture.
We may end up in Nags Head! Or back home by tomorrow (you listening Zachary?).
Oh! The sun just came out. Maybe it’s time to make a dash to the coast! Bye for now.
Flowers/ Beverly Nichols/ Tennessee Williams
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To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat. ~Beverly Nichols
The violets in the mountains have broken the rocks. ~Tennessee Williams
Perfumes are the feelings of flowers. ~Heinrich Heine, The Hartz Journey
Mid-Week Ruminations/ Grandchildren Photos/ Sharing Power
I went down to the river today to take some photos. It was very cold. There was ice forming on the rocks and things. So I didn’t stay very long and didn’t take very many pictures. Then I found a nice, warm spot in front of the computer and downloaded some pics from Christmas that were overlooked during the winter illness phase.
Here is a photo of my granddaughter Kate. She is a lovely child with wide eyes and a beautiful mouth. But where did she get those ears? She is a very intelligent child and I love her very much. Maybe the ears are there just to make us laugh. Maybe she will make people laugh her whole life through with her delightful and clever personality.
And her ears are just a harbinger of all the wonderful things yet to come.
And here are Jillian and Lindsay. They met for the first time this Christmas as they are from different sides of the family and from different parts of the country. And they had a wonderful time twirling in a computer chair.
I realized today that I am almost ten years older than our new president. It’s the first time I have been older than a president. And I started thinking about how important it is for the younger generation to feel “their guy” is in charge.
They will be running things some day. These children will be voting and making their views known. I think that this is one of the things that is great about our system. We integrate our young people into the process at an early age.
We allow them to feel it is their country and they must work for it and make wise decisions to keep it going. They must put their “best foot forward” and not throw bombs from outside the perimeter as often happens in other places throughout the world where power is not so easily shared.
These are our children.
We hold our heads high. We let them take the wheel. Here’s another photo I took this past month of my younger son. He’s taking some very good political science courses at VCU.
His ears don’t stick out as much but I’m not sure about the beard. Does it matter?
Not very much.
