Aloe marlothii and Kalanchoe marnieriana

The mountains quake before Him ( God) and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at His presence, the world and all who live in it. Who can stand before God’s…

Nahum 1: 5 (…
the rest is both awesome and reassuring.)

There are groupings of plants in my sister’s garden. A crowd of beauties: either fat succulent leaves on a stem or buds making majestic wands of bright orange flowers.

Aloe marlothii / Transvaal aloe / Mountain aloe.
Kalanchoe marnieriana/ Marnier’s Kalanchoe.
From left to right. The aging leaves hang on the one stemmed Mountain aloe it can grow to 6m tall. Then the wide rounded shrub like Marnier’s Kalanchoe .
Fleshy leaves arranged oppositely and crowded
up the stem.
Blue green flat and rounded.

Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely or to think sanely under the influence of a great fear.

Bertrand Russell (1872 – 1970 British mathematician , philosopher...)

A person who is too nice an observer of the business of the crowd, like one who is too curious in observing the labour of the bees, will often be stung for their curiosity.

Alexander Pope (1688-1744 English poetry.)

The crowd intimidates me , its breath suffocated me. I feel paralysed by its curious look , and the unknown faces make me dumb.

Fredric Chopin (1810-1849 Polish composer and pianist . He died of pulmonary tuberculosis.) Here is a modern guitar playing piano thumping rendition Prelude/Angry Young Man (Billy Joel) -Live and then press on Lang-lang Raindrops Prelude. Prelude No.15.

I hope all is well. It has been another day at my sister’s home with Dad. It is a privilege to be so close and talk. A crowd of three 🤣 . The mountains have been good company.

Take care.

Sandy 🙂

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