Whether storm or sprinkle, thoughts fall into our fertile minds and either flourish and grow there, or dwindle and die.
Presented here are a few of the thoughts that are growing in the garden of my mind.
GIFs: I am very fond of photos and pictures, especially animations. I doubt you will ever see a photo of me that has not been photoshopped six ways from Sunday. I like to use various free photo editing apps to enhance, change, and/or add text to pictures.
This picture is one of my favorites. I found it in Google Images, the most amazing collection of illustrations I have ever seen. As a child in the South, I used to sit on the front porch swing and watch the rain and lightning and listen to the thunder. My mother frowned on this, and when she made me come inside, I would sit by the fireplace, which had floor to ceiling bookcases on each side, and read everything from The Grapes of Wrath to The Bobbsey Twins. In Southern California, I guess I am starved for rain and thunderstorms, so I am more or less fixated on any weather different than the constant hot sun baking my brain every day.
Name Stolen from Sweet Alice: Why I call myself “Sweet Nan” As you may have observed from my tweets and other writings, I am not particularly sweet. As a matter of fact, I tend to be sarcastic, grumpy and overly-critical at times. I have been an admirer of Ms. Harris for a long time. I have followed her activities in the newspapers, and observed her energy, selflessness, and good works. I believe her inner nature is as sweet as her face. I had hoped that by keeping her name in mind, I might develop some of her good qualities. So far, no luck.
Sweet Alice Harris
Alice Harris, also known as “Sweet Alice”, is a community organizer based in the neighborhood of Watts, Los Angeles, California. She is the founder and executive director of Parents of Watts, a local youth outreach group. Wikipedia
Born: January 14, 1934 (age 81), Gadsden, AL
Education: California State University, Dominguez Hills
Residence: Watts, Los Angeles, CA