Here it is just the end of February, and trees are busting out in bloom all over. Not all trees of course, but the ones that are blooming sure are pretty right now. The tree above is one of two at the entrance to our church building. I'm pretty "tree ignorant," so I don't know what kind of trees these are, but they are pretty and sort of smell funny when they bloom each year. As an aside, they are also good climbing trees... just ask all the 8-10 year old kids at church. The shots below are of almond trees that are in the large creek (drainage ditch) next to our property. I know that they are almond trees because someone told me they are.
Tonight is the "final" Democratic debate. I think this calls for a few more historical perspectives on politics and government.
- I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. -Winston Churchill
- I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. -Will Rogers
- The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery. -Winston Churchill
- A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. - George Bernard Shaw
- Talk is cheap...except when Congress does it. -Unknown
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Joel was climbing that tree when he was 5 and 6... until someone cut off the lowest branch... and you're right about that funny smell!
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