Sunday's Psalm--28th Sunday of Ordinary Time

 

Since the Headbangers' theme this week is "Yellow"

(The theme courtesy of Tom)

 We went for a "YELLOW" hike.

 There is still a lot of green in the forest, so but we found some yellow behind there...

and over there...

and up there...

 Bits of it among the still green wherever we went.

 Even way up there.

 And along the trail here.

And since it was the first hike out since his stent, I reminded him on the way down this trail that what goes down must come up.

Yellow leaves.

 

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Sunday's Psalm--27th Sunday of Ordinary Time

 

Weekend Reflection--I'm on a roll

My new computer is so bright and I've been out with my camera, so what am I doing? Back to my memes.

I spotted this reflection while unparking in Seattle. I had to stop the car and take the shot. You can find some amazing reflections in cities.

James has hosted Weekend Reflections for three years. It's time I returned.

Skywatch--back out with my camera

We arrived at the ferry dock to see the ferry out about twenty feet out on its way and had an hour wait.  With a sunset like this, who cares?

Skywatch is here.

Headbanging late with a new computer

No access to my photo files at the moment, but I took this shot while riding Seattle's Big Wheel. Since this weeks theme is "twelve", count twelve windows here. One of them is open.

Seattle's Big Wheel is no London Eye, but it was a fun and phototerrific ride nonetheless.

I am late with my header and the voting may have already taken place, but I am back in business.

See what the other headbangers have done with a dozen--You'll find their links in my sidebar.
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I shrunk the header to fit and it fit it by cutting off four windows. Weird.

By the skin of my teeth

Heandbangers actually change tomorrow, but as often I am early just becaus eit works for me. This time definitely, because tomorrow is the day we leave for Seattle after a bunch of early and mid day busyness.

And yesterday was the day my laptop attempted to crash. Well, it didn't get all the way, it will still function, but it won't recognize my external hard drive or anything else that attaches to the USB port.

By the skin of my teeth, I had moved and loaded pictures of confectionary to my holding pen folders on the laptop. So I can participate, even without the picture I took at dinner Saturday night--which is still in the camera.

While we were visiting the UK two years ago we met a confection--at least I would call it that--called Sticky Toffee Pudding. Having once encountered it, we had to try it whenever it was on the menu, since our guide and British trip companion said it is made differently in different parts of the country or different restaurants. (The Russian and Austiran students had nothing to say about it. It is obviously a British treat.)


We had this version of Sticky Toffee Pudding in the village of Kinlochewe after our first day of hiking in the Highlands.

While were were wandering Edinburgh before the hiking tour we happened upon "The Fudge
Shop" in the Royal Mile. It looked definitely like a don't miss.



Oh, that I could scan and share the picture of hubby and me in front of the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory in Bend, Oregon taken before digital and before gray hair. Ha! We have great confections here as well.

 

The confections I snapped on Saturday were the display models of the short dessert menu. Yum. But the ultimate was what was served us at a dinner last spring when we were hosted by the rep from the publisher we deal with. It was one of those meals where the menu does not have prices....

And this plate of confections was presented to each of us.

 

Sunday's Psalm--25th Sunday of Ordinary Time

The Lord upholds my life.
O God, by your name save me,
and by your might defend my cause.
O God, hear my prayer;
hearken to the words of my mouth.

The Lord upholds my life.
For the haughty men have risen up against me,
the ruthless seek my life;
they set not God before their eyes.

The Lord upholds my life.
Behold, God is my helper;
the Lord sustains my life.
Freely will I offer you sacrifice;
I will praise your name, O LORD, for its goodness.

The Lord upholds my life.

Headbangers are back with Change

When I realized last week that my turn to choose the header challenge theme was here, it didn't take me long to come up with "Change." This is what I told the Headbangers crew:

Okay, let’s face it. Fall is here. I turned the heated seat on in the car yesterday morning—and the air conditioner on in the afternoon. We’ve thrown a quilt on the bed. Kids who were home for the summer are now back in school. We will start looking for the colors to come from the leaves instead of the flowers. The day and the night will soon be equal and then the darker hours will begin to dominate

Fall has only given me the suggestion for the theme. You don’t have to post something that is a seasonal change. Any kind of change. How will we interpret this one? Could be interesting and a little fun. 

Well, like I said, fall brought the idea, but I had no preconceived idea of what kind of change I was going to post.

I didn't know that that coming weekend I would experience what could also have fit the theme of the month before of "That was a Surprise!"

Throught the largesse of someone who had purchased a table, we attended the Central Washington Catholic Foundation dinner A Celebration of Faith. On the flyer for the dinner the speakers announced were Fr. Spitzer S.J., former president of Gonzaga University, and Bishop Joseph Tyson of the Diocese of Yakima.

On the program at the dinner was listed another speaker, a young woman from the area who is a senior at Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles. That name struck me as totally familiar, but my memory has been dreadful for names and faces. Why did I know that name? Did I know that face in the picture in the program? Who was she?

When Sarah got up to speak, I knew.

But, you see, I taught mostly first grade. The lovely and brilliant young woman who is Sarah, I knew as a six year old.

Here is Sarah looking like she is taking the lead in
the group counting pennies.

There is Sarah at the back of the line
waiting for her turn at that piñata.

 

Look at that smile! Some things never change.

 Oh, her speech was brilliant, by the way, and the hugs later were even better.

 

Sunday's Psalm--24th Sunday of Ordinary Time

I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.

I love the LORD because he has heard

my voice in supplication,
Because he has inclined his ear to me
the day I called.
I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.
The cords of death encompassed me;
the snares of the netherworld seized upon me;
I fell into distress and sorrow,
And I called upon the name of the LORD,
"O LORD, save my life!"
I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.
Gracious is the LORD and just;
yes, our God is merciful.
The LORD keeps the little ones;
I was brought low, and he saved me.
I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.
For he has freed my soul from death,
my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
I shall walk before the Lord
in the land of the living.

I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.