Jesus has been rejected by the Sanhedrin (the Jewish Parliament of that time) and it is the close of the Judean Ministry… Jesus sounds frustrated ” search the scrptures: for in them you have eternal life: and these scriptures testify of me…but I know you ,you have not the love of God in you…for had you believed Moses you would have believed me…”
John 5: 16 – 47 (This chapter is full of deep love and frustration. Jesus showing His relationship to God and someone the people trust , Moses the one who wrote about Him.verse 46)
Grey and golden hairy bolders all around.
If there is love , smallpox scars are as pretty as dimples.
Japanese Proverb
I asked Dad about Smallpox and this is what he said. ‘ You were a little girl and we were living at the issolation hospital …it was 1960 and we had our last smallpox patient. The nursing staff who cared for this person went in with them and only came out when the patient was no longer contagious. They had ulcer like sores appearing first on their hands then fee , face, the body last. Naturally occurring smallpox was destroyed world wide by 1980. It was airborne in respiratory droplets a horrid infectious disease.
Thrives in sandy soil,
full sun and is chill tolerant.
A poisonous succulent shrub.
Slow growing but long lived.
A road not in the Kruger but near the Kruger.
In human life , art may arise from almost any activity, and once it does so, it is launched on a long road of exploration , invention , freedom to the limits of extravagance, interference to the point of frustration, finally discipline, controlling constant change and growth.
Suzanne Katherina Langer 1895-1985 An American philosopher, writer and educator known for her theories on the influences of art on the mind.
Gardening is a long road, with many detours and way stations, and here we all are at one point or another. It’s not a question of superior or inferior taste, merely a question of which detour we are on at the moment. Getting there ( as they say) is not important ; the wandering about in the wilderness or in the olive groves … is the whole point.
Henry Mitchell
I didn’t post for a bit nor did I read. Dad is weak but happy and well looked after by Shelly. Take care.
Sandy 🙂
Just a lovely post, Sandy. I’m glad you and your sister can take care of your father together. I can’t imagine living through the era of smallpox. Thankfully it was eradicated.
That was an awful illness. I remember seeing an iron lung in that hospital. Dad showed it to me at the age of 5 .
Yes, that must have been a difficult time. Smallpox sounds ghastly. Thank you for your kind words.
Thinking of you. Lovely to be with your family x
Yes, it has been lovely thank you. Dad is eating and improving so we have come back home.
That dimpled water photo is really beautiful. Thinking of you and your family❤️
Thank you. You are so kind.