Now flits the bee through clover-dales, Now shallow grows the river In leafy nooks where lilies float And wandering sunbeams quiver. Now thistledown begins to fly, And drowsily the south winds sigh, “Good-by, goodby, goodby.” – Ellen Mackay Hutchinson (1851-1933).
The whole point of the Bill of Rights is to protect the only true minority - the individual. It limits the governments power to harm the individual. The whole constitution is designed to limit the governments power.
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue
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With no rain for weeks, your wellies are feeling neglected, so why not turn them into planters for houseleeks? Once grown on rooftops, they were said to protect homes from lightning and fire. Their cooling leaf gel was also used to soothe minor burns and sunburn. #FolkloreSunday
The genus Tithonia takes its name from Tithonus, the Trojan prince loved by Eos, goddess of the dawn. Its glowing flowers echo the colours of dawn. Granted eternal life but not eternal youth, Tithonus withered with age until in later legend, he was transformed into a grasshopper.
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"Remember, when you leave this Earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received—only what you have given: a full heart, enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice, and courage." ~ St. Francis of Assisi
Greek myth tells that Chloris, goddess of flowers, found a lifeless nymph and transformed her into a flower. Aphrodite gave her beauty, Dionysus fragrance, and Zephyrus blew clouds away so Apollo’s sun could make her bloom. Thus the rose became ‘Queen of Flowers’. #FolkloreSunday
“Sometimes, as in the summer fields I walk abroad, there comes to me So wild a sense of mystery, My senses reel, my reason fails, I am in such strange company.” — from ‘In Midsummer’ by Christina Liddell (née Fraser Tytler) (1848–1927). #InsectThursday
#MorningInspiration Today, try asap. Not as soon as possible, As special as allows and so much more. You got this. 🌞
Bob Odenkirk is a national treasure. Take 44 seconds and watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0rB...
