"The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat." --Lily Tomlin

Clare Allan (British Artist, born 1966) "Abide with Me", 2001. Charcoal and Acrylic on Canvas. Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

Political dialogue is the weakest form of interpersonal conversation.

This is what wakes me up. Early morning sky, January 18, 2026, Cameron Park, CA.

If we are accused of anything, may it be for peace-making and showing compassion to all.

I am mesmerized by the gradations of color, over Cameron Park, California.

African Milk Tree,Cameron Park, CA.

A beautiful pink Callas (Zantedeschia), in Folsom, CA.

“We don’t fight hate by hate, revenge by revenge, or evil by evil. We fight hate by love, revenge by forgiveness, and evil by the power of the living God. The difference between you and the enemy who persecutes you is forgiveness and love.” —Darren Wilson

Crooked poles on a winter’s day, in Chemult, Oregon

Knitted tree, Bend, Oregon

Morning fog in the Sierra Nevada Mountains

Rusty Harvester International truck, in Macdoel, California. (Dec. 27, 2025)

After the Storm, Chemult, Oregon, December 27, 2025

Geese on the Deschutes River, Bend, Oregon

The young woman in the Bend, Oregon art gallery laughingly said that her dog is the employee of the month.

youtu.be/C_PloB8jTCQ?... Merry Christmas to all!

Untitled photo, possibly related to: Putting in tobacco. Shoofly, North Carolina #shoofly #northcarolina #undefined #photography #dorothealange https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017772325/

December night walk, Cameron Park, CA.

Barnes and Noble book tree! 🌲 we

“Life etches itself onto our faces as we grow older, showing our violence, excesses or kindnesses” —Rembrandt van Rijn

Anything we do to diminish others is a crime against God, humanity, and in particular, ourselves. If we are not our “brother’s keepers” then we are just detached vagabonds in a nation of isolated self-made souls who waste their opportunities and squander their wealth.

Social media has exposed those who have a proclivity to talk about everything—especially things they know little about. We have entered the age of non-reverence; of uninformed diatribes and opinions—where many get high hearing themselves pontificate about all manner of nonsense..

The shadow of a man, in Sonora, California

The possibility of human mechanical flight held particular fascination for Leonardo da Vinci. He produced more than 35,000 words and 500 sketches dealing with flying machines, the nature of air, and bird flight. shorturl.at/kTDTv

Fog over El Dorado Hills, California

Thank God for America’s immigrants. We would be less than half the country we are without them. 🙏❤️

Oakland, California bay bridge. The Golden Gate Bridge is in the channel further back to the left. It was a clear day.

Sacramento train station

Reaching out - The arms of a large tree in Granite Bay, California.

✨️ © Philip Rebstock

Moonset - Saying goodbye to the Moon on my early morning walk. Near El dorado Hills, California.

Not sure who drew this, but I love the implication, that there really is Someone who cares, even when fellow earthlings fail to show compassion. But more often than not we are called to be His hands and feet to show grace to someone in a graceless age.

The morning sun overtakes the night.

Garden center, in Granite Bay, California

High Hand Nursery and cafe, in Loomis, California. www.highhandnursery.com

High Hand Nursery in Loomis, California. www.highhandnursery.com

Illuminated fog, Cameron Park, California

Sunrise and Fog - Sierra Nevada Moutains, east of Sacramento. #Dawn #Nature #Outdoors #Landscape #Field

November 28, 2025 - Downtown Sacramento

Breaking out of the fog, El Dorodo Hills, California

Amaryllis flowers are fun to watch bloom.

Redwood tree, in Folsom, California

Bridge over the American River, in Folsom, California #FolsomCalifornia #Bridge #AmericanRiver

Morning sun shinning into a parking garage, in Folsom, California.

Late afternoon shadows on a floor lamp standing by a hat rack.

Morning view from Cameron Park, CA, El Dorado county. #Mountain #Nature #Horizon #Outdoors #Sky

“Bravery is the choice to show up and listen to another person, be it a loved one or perceived foe, even when it is uncomfortable, painful, or the last thing you want to do.” ― Alaric Hutchinson

I’m not envious and would not want a Tesla of any color. But hey, we all get to choose.

“Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out…” (1 Corinthians 13:4-7, NLT).