A limit of time is fixed for thee, which if thou dost not use for clearing the clouds from thy mind, it will go and thou wilt go, and it will never return.
Marcus Aurelius
(I'm taking some time to clear some clouds. See you later.)
Photo: Dans les nuages by Au fil de..., who sells prints here and here.
clearing the clouds
roller girls, racing pigs, mutton-bustin' and snacks
Roller girls, skating for glory.
Pigs, running for a reward of iced oatmeal cookies (it must taste really good to them, because those pigs ran).
Small children, helmeted and heavily padded, mutton bustin' for a shiny belt-buckle.
Exotic snacks. We went to the state fair last Saturday, and as you can see, there is something for everyone.
While tempted by the roast-beef sundae, Sean went with something a little more traditional:
Fun times.
into the land of youth
Into the land of youth, westward, to the place of starting again, cities of gold, on the coast of promise - mysterious cure - a mirror's thrown down, and so without luck, without reflection we stop.
We have come to the beginning, the finish of the country, itinerary worn out, facing the surf - what sailors smell as land. We ask detailed questions. None of us can tell, so we tug on each other, "Come. Look."
In this lull, one at the tide line stops to pick at foam and weeds; another builds a fire. The intended didn't arrive and there is no new plan. As the sun lowers, we face the mountains, consider what we have passed, and fall to dreaming, to scrounging.
Killarney Clary
Image: Henry Darger.
(Thanks, eb.)
this weekend
Fair time. We're headed down tomorrow. I can't wait to see the butter cow.
Also:
Photo: Fair goers passing through the Ohio Gate to attend the Ohio State Fair, Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1960-1969.
the only acceptable way to eat them
As highly frosted baked goods. The use of mini-donuts made me laugh.
the real predators
Humans kill 73 million sharks every year, nearly all for consumption, mainly in shark fin soup. The fins are cut off and the bodies dumped overboard, a barbaric practice known as finning. Commercial fishermen are taking more and more sharks for their meat as well.
Nearly a third of shark species in the open oceans are threatened with extinction. Losing these top predators creates a cascading imbalance. The species whose numbers the sharks once controlled begin to explode; they then wipe out smaller fish, some of which humans depend on for food. Water quality suffers. Healthy oceans require sharks, and without healthy oceans, healthy fisheries are impossible.
From the NYT, July 28, 2009.
homecoming
Today's good news has made my heart feel better about the world. Things that seem impossible can be done.
I agree with this sentiment. Talk about a good day's work.
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