Patterns

 I'm posting at another time today my thoughts and articles quoted having to do with living in the US under the Musk/Trump regime, so you may find them later today.

Dish soap in same pan as above dried strip of food that curled off the surface of the non-stick pan.

2018 sunset at St. Petersburg Beach, FL

MC Escher - Sky and Water I, 1938

Some tame river rocks. Alongside many of the flooded rivers/streams around my area in the Appalachian Mountains are huge swaths of river rocks thrown up quite a way from the current flowing water.

Speaking of disasters: Jan. 9, 2025 Pacific Palisades after fires. As February is coming to a close, I think of all these people who evacuated only to have lost everything they owned in their homes. Much compassion sent via ether/internet waves!

That's my arm, being dehydrated by all the meds I take...I hold it upright and am amazed at this pattern my skin gives, similar to bark on some trees.

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Today's quote:

 “The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of beauty is not ugliness, it’s indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, but indifference between life and death.” Elie Wiesel

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Today's art:

Yes, King Charles' portrait.

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From Open Yesterday's Pages:

https://openyesterdayspages.blogspot.com/2025/02/windover-culture-in-florida.html

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A brief summary of George Washington's life. Birthday yesterday

Going home

There aren't as many photos, as the road wasn't as scenic, and I was quite frankly tired of taking photos. The 4 days and 3 nights going east were also pretty boring and uneventful compared to the jam-packed days and activities in New Mexico and Colorado.

 We drove from Ooray CO north to Montrose, then went through a pass that Suzanne said was Monarch Pass.

We left Colorado on a scenic path...so I'll share a few of those shots. At that time I was again with my friend Suzanne, who said she "loves to drive." I think by the time we got back to North Carolina she had really just had it.

 We drove past a wild fire which had been burning for a few days.

 But it wasn't near the highway.

There was even a reservoir which we drove right by.

Then our first night was in an awful motel in Pueblo CO.  If we'd known before we stopped, we would have chosen another one down the road.

There will be another post with some of the other states we whizzed through.