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The U.S. military announced on Sunday that three service members were killed in action and five are seriously wounded after a joint strike on Iran as part of Operation Epic Fury. (By Tuesday we know 8 have died.)
From Heather Cox Richardson March 2, 2026 (please read her information about the newest war.)
And her newsletter March 3 gives this info...
"Central Command has reported six American service members killed and eighteen wounded in the operation.
According to U.S. Central Command, which manages U.S. military operations in the Middle East, there are about 50,000 military personnel involved in Operation Epic Fury, 200 fighter jets, two aircraft carriers and bombers, and they are moving more support to the region. Yesterday Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refused to rule out sending ground troops to Iran."
She goes on to give the cost estimates for this current situation.
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Who do you serve? To whose life can I most effectively contribute? What practice –- meditation, or relaxation practice, or prayer, or time in nature -- whatever brings you peace -– do you follow to build your internal power? Do you allocate enough time or emphasis to that practice? There is a time to give and a time to restore. Restorative time is the basis of all worthwhile creative work, and all work that seeks to contribute to the lives of others. And it gives us patience with our own foibles, and those of others.
Rod MacIver in Heron Dance
...daffodils are among Mother Nature's resilient creations.
ReplyDeleteThey certainly keep coming up. I love the ghost daffs which still bloom when the buildings are gone.
DeleteWhenever I've passed the Coachhouse, I've always had a yearning to eat some steak there.
ReplyDeleteLove the swings picture.
They used to have a tiny little filet which was pretty good.
DeleteIt’s so fine to see the daffs. Maybe next month here.
ReplyDeleteGlad to share mine with you! They are poignant sitting outside the decrepit empty building.
DeleteWe won't see daffodils for a while, so thanks for sharing yours.
ReplyDeleteYou're most welcome. And my FL blog friends are sharing their pretty blooms as well!
DeleteI said elsewhere, never too many daffodils!
ReplyDeleteWell, we have to share what we have, don't we? The rest of the world around me is still grey and brown, not too much to take a photo of! Yes, never too many daffs.
DeleteWhile our country is suffering, at least we have daffodils.
ReplyDeleteIt does take a bit of the sorrow and anger and give a spot of joy.
DeleteI love all the daffodils and the swing image! Take care, enjoy your day!
ReplyDeleteBeauty is also part of life.
DeleteWe need these reminders of spring! I like those daffodils with two colours.
ReplyDeleteI was thrilled to see how they’ve multiplied, and may have benne just one bulb planted in each place many years ago.
DeleteThe lovely daffodils are brightening the place up :)
ReplyDeleteThey certainly do give a cheerful look to things!
DeleteThe daffodils are lovely!
ReplyDeleteI read about the woman soldier killed in the first four fatalities. She is the mother of a high school senior boy and a fourth grade girl. She was set to come home to her husband and children within days. The facility they were working in had no security warnings, no warnings of drones, no opportunity to save themselves.
What are we even doing.
That is so sad to read about. These are certainly troubling times.
DeleteThe official welcomers to spring - the daffodils. Hope the buildings gets friendly new owners.
ReplyDeleteThat is certainly a good location for a restaurant- so it probably will be open again soon.
DeleteIt looks like a lovely building. What a shame.
ReplyDeleteI have to turn the news off through out the day. Just awful.
I’ve been fast forwarding through my recorded news to avoid absorbing too much of the turmoil. But it’s what we’re living with these days, so sad!
DeleteDaffodils are always a sign of hope to me, a reminder that whatever folly we humans engage in, nature just ignores us and does her thing.
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