Like abundant leaves on a spreading tree that sheds some and puts forth others,so are the generations of flesh and blood: one dies, and another is born.[sirach 14:18 NRSVUE] Autumn is a photographer’s dream when it comes to capturing color. The flamboyant foliage has been late arriving to Northeastern Ohio, so I have yet to get outContinueContinue reading “LEAVES AND LOSS”
Tag Archives: Aging
WHEN I WAS 21
When I was 21, it was a very good year…But now the days are short, I’m in the autumn of my yearsAnd now I think of my life as vintage wineFrom fine old kegsFrom the brim to the dregsIt poured sweet and clearIt was a very good year[songwriter: ervin drake][sung by frank sinatra] October 31,ContinueContinue reading “WHEN I WAS 21”
EIGHT DECADES ON LIFE’S HIGHWAY
The span of our life is seventy years,Perhaps in strength even eighty;yet the sum of them is but labor and sorrow,for they pass away quickly and we are gone.Psalm 90:10 On October 31, 2024, I celebrate my 80th birthday. This year will be somewhat unique in that I will be recovering from hip replacement surgeryContinueContinue reading “EIGHT DECADES ON LIFE’S HIGHWAY”
