Just a simple drinking glass with a little water on the bottom and these three beautiful flowers inside.
Pink, Yellow, Orange.
So simple, yet so beautiful.
Maybe that's the point. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
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Showing posts with label Water. Show all posts
February 20, 2019
Simple And Beautiful
Just a simple drinking glass with a little water on the bottom and these three beautiful flowers inside.
Pink, Yellow, Orange.
So simple, yet so beautiful.
Maybe that's the point. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
December 25, 2018
See You Later Florida
Not a far flight.
Sun shines bright.
Water is blue.
Birds, fish, and animals like a zoo.
Nature is peaceful.
Shopping is plentiful.
Activities day and night.
Swimming makes me feel right.
Go to the beach.
Eat a peach.
Florida is the place to be.
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
August 13, 2018
Flower Petals In Water
G-d's creations are so wondrous and marvelous.
Frankly, I find it hard to comprehend how He made everything so gorgeous.
There are plenty of challenges for us in this world to keep us learning and growing.
But truly, I love that there is some Garden of Eden paradise in this world too. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
July 28, 2018
Andy The Swimmer
She captured me doing my laps.
Enjoying the sunshine.
Breathing in the fresh air.
Appreciating the beautiful flowers.
Loving the pool and water.
Thank you so much for this great picture!
(Source Cartoon: the Talented Anastasia)
July 24, 2018
Bored Meetings
The result is that the hot Summer July temperatures are down in the cool 70's and the rain is flooding everywhere.
When I got in the elevator this morning, someone goes to me:
"Did you see the leak in the hallway? They are watering the tree with it."
And sure enough, there it was!
When all this rain finally stops, there is going to be a lot of cleanup and repairs to do.
The other thing was yesterday, we were on the way to a board meeting in our synagogue.
In the elevator, are two other people--a man and women--carrying binders.
They say to us:
"Are you going to the board meeting?"
Surprised, because I didn't recognize them from our synagogue, I respond affirmatively and ask to clarify:
"Oh, you're going to the board meeting too? I don't recall seeing you there before."
Then the elevator stops and they start to get off--but it's to a different board meeting for the building.
When they see that we're going to a different floor, they start laughing:
"I guess we're going to different board meetings!"
I say:
"Yeah that's right, different board meetings, but we'll all probably be bored!
Another laugh by everyone, and we we're all off to the races. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
July 18, 2018
Rain From Heaven
It is the first time that I was actually able to see the rain almost in a slow motion.
They weren't drops, but literally streaks of water zipping down from the sky.
The feeling was so pure and refreshing to clean the air and the ground.
To replenish our reservoirs, ponds, lakes, rivers, and oceans.
To nourish the fruit of the Earth and make it grow.
We use up and make dirty, but G-d replenishes and makes clean! ;-)
(Source photo: Andy Blumenthal)
July 8, 2018
Every Time I Go Mexico
First, we went for a nice kayak boat ride around the lake.
Then I couldn't help stopping and listening to this relaxing and peaceful music.
These guys were great--I'd pay to listen to them.
Just a bunch of friends getting together to play beautiful music.
This is life as it should be. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
May 28, 2018
May 27, 2018
Crazy Sink
September 8, 2017
What's With The Water
I have been remembering from the other day when I was in the pool, but I had a very different experience from usual.
Yes, I was swimming hard and disciplined doing my laps.
But my mind decided to focus on the water.
Just the water...nothing else.
I literally blanked out the world around me...no pool, no exercise, no other people, no current events, no random thoughts.
I just put all my senses unto the water itself.
The cool softness of the water as it glided over my hands and body.
The subtle resistance of the water, yet the buoyancy it provided.
The waves and current as the water flowed around my body moving crisply through it.
The healing purity of the water physically and spiritually.
I imagined the clearest and cleanest water, and how it quenches our thirst and washes everything in the world clean again.
Water, earth, wind and fire...the wisdom and perfection of them and us cannot possibly be random events, but they are testament to the genius of our Creator.
Thank you G-d especially for the water in the time, place, and amount that is for a blessing--and as a series of strong hurricanes continue to roar towards your people, let it be merciful.
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
August 16, 2017
Rain Spill On Building
The way the rain splattered down the side of this building.
The water hitting only on top and then trickling down the side like a big spill.
"The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain," but in Washington, D.C., it falls down the side of the buildings in these weird artistic patterns.
When I was a kid, I remember when it rained, my father would tell me positively and jokingly, "Ah, we're getting a free car wash today!"
Isn't it amazing how G-d made the world where it rains, and provides us not only the water to drink and sustain ourselves, but literally a shower to clean our cities and wash away the dirty excesses.
The ecosystem is just an amazing array of literally everything we need and with checks and balances to keep the goings-on of the world suitable for His children. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
August 13, 2017
@McKee Besher Wildlife Preserve
August 6, 2017
Best of the Caribbean
This one is called "Best of the Caribbean"--and I think it really is!
The colors and style he uses is so amazing.
Someone else I know had one his artworks called, "Island Living" and it was so spectacular.
Somehow it feels like being there...almost.
Baptiste has a website where you can see and shop from some of his other originals and lithographs.
I am so glad I found this...it really makes me happy.
Thank you G-d for the beauty of life and in art!
(Source Photo: here with attribution to Alix Baptiste)
May 29, 2017
April 22, 2017
Water Cross
The water was on and it was almost like a really high-speed jet jacuzzi.
The cool water was rushing at me and splashing in my face and it was a nice moment of relaxation and feeling of life.
For those who have been to the mikvah, it felt refreshing and like a renewal of spirit.
Just in jest...when I look at this, I can't help noticing that it almost looks like Jesus on the cross.
Except, thank G-d no nails, torture, or Roman Legion involved in this. ;-)
(Source Video: Dannielle Blumenthal)
December 9, 2016
Reconstituting The Water Of Antarctica
It is 5.4 million square miles, and it is larger than both Europe and Australia.
But it has only a temporary population of 5,000 people, mainly researchers.
About 70% of the world's fresh water is held in the Antarctic ice sheet, which is 90% of all the world's ice.
And the ice there extends 7,000 feet thick.
If all the ice would melt, the global sea levels would rise 2,000 feet!
Despite 95% of models over the last 30 years predicting the ice sheet melting due to global warming, it actually continues to expand.
It's a paradox for the science community, but one of the explanations is that as ice shelves break off, they actually forms a protective barrier for the new ice being formed along the main ice landmass.
Even with global warming, the average temperature in Antarctica is still -35 degrees Fahrenheit, and most parts never get above freezing.
So here's an idea--rather than fear global warming, is there an opportunity to use it and advance it, if only we can channel the effects of it for the good of humanity.
The Antarctic Treaty System prevents nuclear weapons explosion there, but wouldn't that be a cool way to melt some ice and get some fresh drinking water for this thirsty planet or even to somehow move to MARS for colonization there?
Also, we could place solar mirrors in space to redirect sunlight to melt the ice--that's either some probably some pretty big mirrors or the dispersion ray of a space laser(s).
The key now is to get the water to where you want it to go and not to destroy by massive flood our worldwide seaboard cities--and that's where a mass molecular transporter comes along.
There is still much to discover and invent, but when it's done, I think we will definitely be heading to Mars and beyond.
Really, we have to, there is no other long-term survival choice for humankind.
And perhaps, G-d placed the survival pod for us right under our feet at literally, the southern most point of the world, Antarctica! ;-)
(Source Photo: here via Wikipedia)
July 27, 2016
How Great Are You?
INDISPENSABLE?
Sometime, when you’re feeling important,
Sometime, when your ego’s in bloom,
Sometime, when you take it for granted,
You’re the best qualified in the room.
Sometime when you feel that your going,
Would leave an unfillable hole,
Just follow these simple instructions,
And see how it humbles your soul.
Take a bucket and fill it with water.
Put your hand in it, up to the wrist;
Pull it out; and the hole that’s remaining,
Is a measure of how you’ll be missed.
You may splash all you please when you enter,
You can stir up the water galore,
But stop, and you’ll find in a minute,
That it looks quite the same as before.
The moral in this quaint example,
Is just do the best that you can,
Be proud of yourself, but remember,
There’s no indispensable man.
- Saxon White Kessinger
(Thank you to my daughter, Minna Blumenthal, for sharing this)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
June 28, 2016
Trickle Of A Waterfall
Took this picture in New Jersey last weekend.
Went for a nice walk around this man-made lake...very pretty.
At one end, almost like an infinity pool that merges into it's surroundings, a trickle of waterfall overflows here into the moss below.
From this position, the lake itself was at eye level, so it was cool seeing it almost as if you are part of the lake itself.
For me that was a special effect, and felt very one with nature and the universe. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
June 17, 2016
Everyone Drinks
June 12, 2016
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