"Success is failure turned inside out, The silver tint of the clouds of doubt, And you never can tell how close you are..." - Edgar Guest. Wishing you a lovely evening and a winning Sunday! 🧡 #OrangeSaturday #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling #dahlia #EastCoastKin #ImageAndPoem

If there's anything that you want If there's anything I can do Just call on me and I'll send it along With love, from me to you youtu.be/-XTB3bCYMK0 What is playing? #tdjshantha #musicsky #music #'60s #Beatles

Golden Lotus Pond inside the Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai, India, where I spent my formative years. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekIforInteriors Photo by hubby. No idea when this was taken.

When a woman accomplishes something, notice how you respond. Avoid negative questions. Gender equity grows when we celebrate women’s achievements. That’s my message for this month of celebrating women. npr.org/2026/03/01/g... #InternationalWomensDay

A stunning foxtail agave from my walk in the neighborhood yesterday. #ColorADay #GreenSat #plants

I looked for a vibrant flower collage to post for #sixonsaturday, and here it is, from my May 2024 archives. From top left, clockwise: Bird-of-paradise, petunias, Dalmatian Bellflowers, 'Bishop's Form', Heron's Bill, peony, calla lilies. #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling

🎶What do you get when you fall in love? You only get lies and pain and sorrow So for at least until tomorrow I'll never fall in love again youtu.be/Yd_r4FdlRFU #djshantha #musicsky #music #'60s

"Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul." - Luther Burbank. True for me (along with music!) and I hope the same for you! 🤍💚🤍 🌅Good morning! Have a lovely day! #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling

"Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature." — Gérard de Nerval. Wishing you a lovely evening and a wonderful weekend. ❤️🤍💚 #FlowersOnFriday #FloralFriday #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling

Over the last three days, I have been picking up my grandkids from their elementary school. These are from their garden, where they get some gardening experience. #FlowersOnFriday #FloralFriday #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling Emperor tulips and primroses.

🎼Now he walks in quiet solitude, the forests and the streams Seeking grace in every step he takes His sight has turned inside himself to try and understand The serenity of a clear blue mountain lake youtu.be/cOS5-n7dyj4 What is playing? #djshantha #musicsky #music #'70s

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Here is a beauty for #dailydaffodil from Gamble Garden, earlier this week. #FlowersOnFriday #FloralFriday #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling

Not a great photo (scanned from a print in a photo album), but this is the first-ever gingerbread house I helped my daughter make in the early '80s, right after we arrived in the USA. #nostalgic #FoodOnFriday #EastCoastKin

🌅Good morning! Wishing you a wonderful Friday! #AlphabetChallenge #WeekIforInteriors Interior of a garden container. #PurpleFriday #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling

"Right now, we have an incredible opportunity to recognize the care work in our lives, reframe it for ourselves and build workplaces that are much more accommodating of it." www.ted.com/talks/sharmi...

"If a man has any greatness in him, it comes to light, not in one flamboyant hour, but in the ledger of his daily work." Beryl Markham. Wishing you a lovely evening and Friday! 💛🧡💛 Dutch Iris Apollo from Gamble Garden #ColorADay #YellowThu #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling

Have you read the last three editions of this newsletter? If not, I invite you to subscribe and read this important topic today. www.linkedin.com/pulse/welcom... #ai #ThrivingAsHumanWithAI #HumanCentricAI #AIForHumanity

I’m walkin’ down that long, lonesome road, babe Where I’m bound, I can’t tell But goodbye’s too good a word, gal So I’ll just say fare thee well youtu.be/mOCTQKW7CwE What is playing? #djshantha #musicsky #music #'60s

Peter #Drucker midweek thought, 1969: "Knowledge may be neutral, but what we do with it is by no means neutral." #quote

“Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel...” ― Sam Walton. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekIforInteriors #HumansOfBluesky Inside the Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville, Arkansas, My business visit in Apr 16, 2014. ALT has more details.

Hedge flowers can be quite captivating. Don't you agree? This is hebe franciscana 'Variegata.' (I'm told!) #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling #prettypurplethursday

Super thanks to Shantha Mohan for interviewing and featuring me in her newsletter! #Drucker

🎵Open up the heaven in your heart and let me be The things you are to me And not some puppet on a string youtu.be/n-EJQ9kjZ84 Remembering Andy Gibb on his birthday 💐💐💐 #musicsky #music

🎵we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher youtu.be/Yxep-9BQ6Uo Happy Birthday, Eddy Grant!💐💐💐 #musicsky #music

🎶It's hard to tell you all the love I'm feeling That's just not my style You've got a way to send my senses reeling Every time you smile youtu.be/lakFEx_9cT4 #djshantha #musicsky #music #'70s

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage". - Anaïs Nin. 🌞Good morning! Wishing you a fabulous Thursday! #ColorADay #YellowThu #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling This brave little rose was the last rose bloom in my garden in Jan 2026.

🎶Please remember peace is how we make it Here within your reach if you're big enough to take it - Ringo Starr. Wishing you a peaceful evening and a wonderful Thursday! 🕊️🤍 #WhiteWednesday #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling #macro #ImageAndVerse #EastCoastKin

Welcome to the 4th edition of Thriving as Human in the Age of AI, in which I am honored to include thoughts from @brucerosenstein.bsky.social , a seasoned scholar on applying Drucker’s principles to the current situation. And tips for mid-career professionals. www.linkedin.com/posts/shanth... #ai

Simple and elegant 🤍 A star magnolia at my grandsons’ school. #WhiteWednesday #bloomscrolling #flowerreport #dailyflowers 🌱

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🎼Lord, I was born a ramblin' man Tryin' to make a livin' and doin' the best I can And when it's time for leavin', I hope you'll understand That I was born a ramblin' man youtu.be/UCmU1G8s-eo What is playing? #djshantha #musicsky #music #’70s

A glorious morning spent in the beautiful Gamble Garden amongst tulips, anemones, camellias, hellebores, calendula, calla lilies, and more. Here are two of the tulip beds. 🌷🌷🌷 #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling #tulips

"Two of us riding nowhere Spending someone's hard-earned pay You and me Sunday driving Not arriving on our way back home" - Lennon & McCartney Do you know where you are going?

#WordlessWednesday #ColorADay #RedWed #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling #macro

Taking a cue from @oldmanrambling.bsky.social For #AlphabetChallenge #WeekIforInteriors A half-open orchid, offering a glimpse of its delicate interior. #orchid #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling

"Then there was music And wonderful roses They tell me in sweet fragrant meadows Of dawn and dew" - The Beatles (Meredith Willson). #RoseWednesday #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling From a neighborhood walk last spring. Easter Day to be exact. What lovely sights await me this year?

Current AI agent benchmarks are poorly aligned with real-world human work. They are heavily skewed toward programming-centric tasks. Domains where most people work and contribute value are underrepresented in how we measure AI progress. arxiv.org/abs/2603.01203 #ai #benchmark

"Whoa, we're halfway there Whoa oh, livin' on a prayer Take my hand, we'll make it, I swear Whoa oh, livin' on a prayer" - Bon Jovi. 🌅Good morning! Wishing you a wonderful Wednesday! #ColorADay #RedWed #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling #dahlia

“Love cannot be learned or taught. Love comes as Grace.” — attributed to Rumi. Wishing you a delightful evening and Wednesday! 🌷🌷🌷 #TulipTuesday #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling

🎼Rikki don't lose that number You don't want to call nobody else Send it off in a letter to yourself Rikki don't lose that number It's the only one you own You might use it if you feel better When you get home youtu.be/BsImSBO-ya4 What is playing? #djshantha #musicsky #music #'70s

Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty How can you lose? - Petula C., Downtown. Two days late—here’s the March 2026 calendar page featuring my garden’s beautiful Erin Rachel hibiscus. #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling

Today's delights from my garden! Bermuda butter cups (I'd better watch these because they are invasive); apricot, wisteria buds (can't wait to see the flowers!), and camellia. #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling #tinyflowertuesaday #BlueTue

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@ninabake2.bsky.social A shout-out to my friend, Dr. Nina Baker, for being a champion of women in STEM. womenengineerssite.wordpress.com #Womenshistorymonth2026 #Womenshistorymonth

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekIforInteriors Interior of a Kew Garden greenhouse. So many orchids! From a visit in 2011, for which I thank the friend who insisted we see some sights during a business trip. #orchids #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling #EastCoastKin

“I find optimism in terms of being able to find a way to not only continue but keep getting better.” - Stewart Brand.🙌🏽 www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

🎶Why she had to go I don't know, she wouldn't say I said something wrong Now I long for yesterday youtu.be/NrgmdOz227I #djshantha #musicsky #music #'60s #Beatles

"In my mind, there's no sorrow Don't you know that it's so? There'll be no sad tomorrow Don't you know that it's so?" - Lennon & McCartney. 🌅Good morning! 💙 Wishing you a great Tuesday! 💙 #ColorADay #BlueTue #Twosday #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling #ImageAndVerse #EastCoastKin

"...Do you love this world? Do you cherish your humble and silky life?..." - Peonies, Mary Oliver. Wishing you a lovely evening and a terrific Tuesday! 💗💜 #MagentaMonday #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling A peony from a neighbor's front yard.