“Life has evolved to thrive in environments that are extreme only by our limited human standards: in the boiling battery acid of Yellowstone hot springs, in the cracks of permanent ice sheets, in the cooling waters of nuclear reactors, miles beneath the Earth’s crust, in pure salt crystals, and inside the rocks of the dry…
Day 257: Christmas
“Christmas is the spirit of giving without a thought of getting. It is happiness because we see joy in people. It is forgetting self and finding time for others. It is discarding the meaningless and stressing the true values” – Thomas S Monson Project 365: #257 We have been so blessed in the community we…
Day 255: Traffic control
“Remove all the traffic lights, yellow lines, one-way systems and road markings, and let blissful anarchy prevail. I imagine it would produce a kind or harmony” – Sadie Jones Project 365: #255 This amazing policeman is on traffic control on main road at the entrance to the school every morning, rain, fog, or shine (and…
Day 254: Rowing boats
“My escape is to just get in a boat and disappear on the water” – Carl Hiassen Project 365: #254 As all the leaves have dropped and the branches are bare, you have a good view of the river banks. This rowing boat on the other bank was so inviting. I would love to just…
Day 256: Christmas eve
“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful” – Norman Vincent Peale Project 365: #256 There is definitely a magical feeling with Christmas, that is all around. On my run this morning I came across this fence lined with Santa hats! It softened the landscape, making everything…