It’s all about new, meaning change. Confucius says this about change: They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom. Isn’t that an interesting idea? That to remain constant, change is necessary? As most simple statements go, this one is complex and I can’t pretend I understand it completely. On the surface, it says to me that if we don’t change, we don’t grow, and if we don’t grow, we won’t be happy and surely won’t gain wisdom.
So I’ve changed things. As if moving, changing our entire house and focus wasn’t enough.
Blog theme
I have a new theme. What do y’all think? I love change, then I get tired of change, then I want change. Probably we’re all like that, but as I get older I think change will be confusing so I’ll have to find a way to confound Confucius. Found a wordpress theme I like, changed over with a little help from my friends (well, my son-in-law at Webjacks Design). He’s great if you need help.
New photos
Added new photos to some of the galleries and we got it fixed so you can access the gallery from the menu on top of the blog page. So on the drop-down menu third from left that says My Photos, just choose the gallery you want to enter. I think I put new ones in flowers, nature and misc. Also, second from left is a tab for My Art. Select any of the galleries and they will load without you having to go to a separate web page.
New Frogs
We had to have the pond redone at our new house, so I can’t say these are new frogs exactly. But they’re new for us. We know there’s at least nine and tonight I tiptoed out and saw three splashes. But yesterday we saw a big ole guy and he sat there so I could take his picture. He wasn’t wearing a top hat and tails – darn. More about that later.
New Lilies
Talking about water lilies here, and water iris. I bought some water plants and some day we hope to see frogs sitting on the lily pads. I suppose frogs do that – they do in stories anyhow.
In fact, if anyone’s as old as me you’ve read the Thornton Burgess nature stories. Oh how I loved those. I read and re-read the adventures of Grandfather Frog in the Smiling Pool. See him? He always wore tails and had a top hat. I cherished that image.
It’s only a little after 10 but I am zonked. This whole toe adventure has really taken it out of me this week. It hasn’t hurt today so that’s progress. Oozed blood but that’s because I poked holes in it to relieve pressure. No pain meds today – thank goodness. Those meds, though critical when needed, sure rob you of time. It’s like a lost week.
So I’ll just sit here for a while listening to the frogs peeping and croaking and get to bed. Need energy tomorrow – gearing up for more change. Or more moving, at least. Can you believe we’re not done yet?
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