Rosie Peace

How will this look?
Hey... not bad. Nice collection.

I feel bad that I let my cactus collection go to desiccation.
Went out and bought some roses over the weekend; start over.

Remains to be seen how I do, terrible as I am as caregiver.
Much to do to fix up house again after years of neglect.

Welcome to Bedrock!

Bring on the new year. How's about in one year's time I climb this?
Something of a resolution? Spend the time usually online exercising?
Have the club membership @ 30 bucks a month... seems a waste not to use it.
Just looked at the calendar for the end of the year; Christmas is a Sunday.

And an idea to do a calendar of the mountains in and around Phoenix.
For next year. One could extrapolate! A marketing plan needs to happen.
Anyway, yes, spend too much time online. Election year bodes ill here.
But the yammering is so repetitive and cliche - snippets will have to do. 

No Romance

Love fiddling with the Fotosketcher.
Made some photos for Christmas gifts.

Cultured

Filed for Social Security yesterday. Officially an old man. Congratulations.
So many people say, "I should live so long." and I plan on living longer.
Will be taking up bonsai! And a ceramics class to make mine own pots.
Another new leaf. Much to say about this. Thank God I'm relatively healthy.

Human Hands

Perhaps I'm not a true Christian. I was tried.

A woman on the street came up to me asking for money.
Out of gas. Told me her name. Nice body. Arresting.
I thought about having sex with her and refused the request.

For cash, that is. Upon afterthought, I felt bad. Really.
I had a few bucks to spare. Got in my truck and reconsidered.
Looked for her but she'd disappeared. Wow. Quite the cycle.
Her face wasn't too attractive, however, and I moved on.

"Give to whomever asks of it." rolled around in my mind.
But my heart has hardened. Couldn't be bothered.
I could have helped her; instead, I just saw the physical.
Aspect? Goes around comes around? Ruminate on that.

Handling It

Ah... ahimsa. Be at peace. Do no harm. Be careful.
Yes, that approach may be advisable. Think it through.
There are no enemies; there are merely others unfamiliar.
I must read Mere Christianity again. Thoroughly. Soon.

Trouble with diet recently. Find myself aggressively eating.
There's the hunt at the grocery store. Then the preparation.
Would like to 'graze' more delicately. (Need teeth fixed.)
Fruits and nuts. Not much more. Proverbial rabbit food.

Now that it's cooling off, hope to get out walking too.
A bit of a bear; temperature has spiked over 100°again.
Must get back to church more regularly. Read Bible too.
Have not been praying much lately. Need much resolve.


Well, I did order the Lewis book. Chesterton too. Orthodoxy.
Presently reading Martin Gilbert's biography of Winston Churchill.
Now there's a case... his career totally defined by war. And resolve.
Please God I sort it all out and remain in His grace, confidently.

Crossing Over

Along the River During the Qingming Festival. A thousand years ago.
Ah... the detail. The level of activity. The engineering. The give and take.

Would like to pick up blogging again. Facebook does not suffice.
Too much the political tussle and it's not a responsive medium.

Fighting ISIS comes up again and again... love your enemies?
Good question... does that mean not hating them and simply dealing with?

The Chinese pose a threat as well. All of them have 'issues' with regard to WASPs.
Before my time;  like, I should worry? Not my problem. Sufficient the evil thereof.