Update about blogCa

Who knew all this would happen afterwards! A past visit to the Atlantic beaches.

Thursday, July 17, 2025

Beauty and love (and Good Trouble)


 


My neighbor's planters with abundant flowers!

Summertime at Lake Tomahawk, 2025


An unframed version of wedding photo of Michelle and Russ Heym, April, 2000. 



Some of the wonderful people at my son Marty Heym and Barbara Baker's wedding in May, 2019. Barbara is in the great white hat. Marty on far right with bow tie. I know Beverly Baker is in center with the black lace dress. But the rest of the folks are unknown to me.


Hiking in Colorado, 2025, here Kendra uses 2 poles on rocky trail.


I love this with Kendra stretching her hair out while by her left elbow Zora has her tongue hanging out. They made it to this wonderful flower-flung place of rest!

Family portrait with Zora dog, Kendra and Tai Rogers, 2025 July.

Today's quote:

We cannot have harmony and balance in our lives if we forget to include the Earth and natural rhythms in our lives.

An old photo:


Myself as bridesmaid for my friend Rosie, in 1962. (Dress was pale blue chiffon which I never wore again.)



Today there will be demonstrations of "good trouble" as taught by Congressman John Lewis.

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Personal update!
I found it!

In a file folder between "Pets papers" and "Pottery," was one called "Papers - Important." And there was my original birth certificate. I received it from my parents when I got my first passport in 1963.


I do hope that will serve, it has numbers and a seal of Texas.


12 comments:

  1. Wonderful photos of your family. I would love that hike in Colorado.
    Pretty flowers and view of the lake.
    Take care, have a great day!

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    1. Ooh, I didn't know you were a hiker (besides the wonderful photos of birds on various hikes). They were car camping for that trip...the next one was 3 days of backpacking.

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  2. ...Barbara, a wonderful title to a wonderful post.

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    1. Well, I hope it wasn't disappointing! I find love and beauty wherever I look.

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  3. Not getting to a Good Trouble event today. Have local grands here while Emily works and a massage appointment.

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    1. After last night's Senate passing the bill to cut PBS and NPR, I should definitely be out somewhere in the demonstrations. I'll just have to do my usual reporting here however!

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  4. It’s nice to see hiking in the mountains. I’ve never quite done that but I do recall a somewhat inclined trail at Lake Louise, as we hiked up from lake Louise to Mirror Lake. There were lots of hills when we visited Vancouver, but the vistas in the city weren’t exactly scenic.

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    1. Now that I live in the mountains (Appalachian) I find I can no longer breathe well enough to hike. Sad state of affairs. Trying to accept that.

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  5. Everyone has a bit of love and beauty in their lives, I hope. Some nice scenery and glad you found your birth papers, now you can prove who you really are. :)

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    1. And someone once said, stop and smell the roses. Not that they smell good anymore. But there is the sentiment.

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  6. I wish I had a neighbor with those beautiful flowers - right outside my window view!

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