And it's easy to make this understood by
everyone, for she who surpassed all human
kind in beauty, Helen, abandoning her
husband—that best of

men—went sailing off to the shores of Troy and
never spent a thought on her child or loving
parents: when the goddess seduced her wits and
left her to wander,

she forgot them all, she could not remember
anything but longing, and lightly straying

#Poetry

The Anactoria Poem
BY SAPPHO
TRANSLATED BY JIM POWELL

Some say thronging cavalry, some say foot soldiers,
others call a fleet the most beautiful of
sights the dark earth offers, but I say it's what-
ever you love best.

#Haiku

Jun 28, 2024 | Author, Robert Epstein

checkout time is noon
I turn in the key
and everything else

WORD OF THE DAY:

Prostration

Definition: (noun) An abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion.

Synonyms: collapse

Usage: The weakness of the young missionary became so extreme that they had to lay him again on the bed, where a prostration, lasting for several hours, held him like a dead man.

THOUGHT OF THE DAY:
"A minute's success pays the failure of years." - Robert Browning

FACT OF THE DAY:
Canada's national parks are free for kids.

Good morning, wonderful friends! 🌞 Let's embrace today with open hearts, cherishing every moment and spreading kindness wherever we go. Together, we make this world a brighter, more beautiful place. Have an amazing day filled with endless blessings! 💖✨

#CoSo

#owls

Ryan Walters: Bible required to be taught in Oklahoma classrooms

On Thursday, State Superintendent Ryan Walters issued a memorandum that all Oklahoma schools are now required to incorporate the Bible in their curriculum.

#CoSoNews #News #Religion

https://www.koco.com/article/ryan-walters-bible-taught-oklahoma-schools/61442153

Reflection

In the depths of my struggles, I discovered that the true essence of my strength lies in...

#Sudoku

Tongue twister:

**"Blustering breezes briskly blow beneath brightly blossoming boughs, bewildering bustling bumblebees busily buzzing by blooming buttercups."**

#Riddles

I connect the distant, yet divide the close,
A mirror reflecting the lives we chose.
I spread like wildfire, yet can silently lie,
A web of whispers where truth and falsehood vie.
I give you a voice, but sometimes too loud,
In my realm, you're one, but lost in the crowd.
What am I?

Brighter foreground stars exhibit Webb's characteristic diffraction spikes. At the Serpens Nebula's estimated distance of 1,300 light-years, this cosmic close-up frame is about 1 light-year across.

In the NIRcam image, the reddish color represents emission from molecular hydrogen and carbon monoxide produced as the jets collide with the surrounding gas and dust. The sharp image shows for the first time that individual outflows detected in the Serpens Nebula are generally aligned along the same direction. That result was expected, but has only now come into clear view with Webb's detailed exploration of the active young star-forming region.

Astro Photo of the Day

Protostellar Outflows in Serpens

Jets of material blasting from newborn stars, are captured in this James Webb Space Telescope close-up of the Serpens Nebula. The powerful protostellar outflows are bipolar, twin jets spewing in opposite directions. Their directions are perpendicular to accretion disks formed around the spinning, collapsing stellar infants.

His fascination with the area persisted, leading him to establish a summer art colony there from 1932 to 1933, fostering a creative community in this transformed setting.

One of his colleagues tried to fire him from the University of Iowa based on moral grounds because of the artist's homosexuality.

Grant Wood was part of American Regionalism. Among its other artists was Norman Rockwell whose Freedom from Want is a celebration of a small-town American life.

This serene, idealized depiction of a community living in harmony with nature subtly acknowledges the shifts caused by industrialization. Stone City, situated along the Wapsipinicon River and 26 miles from Cedar Rapids, had once thrived on its limestone quarries but declined with the advent of Portland cement. Through this landscape, Wood hints at a return to simpler, more natural uses of the land such as grazing and farming.

#Arts

Stone City, Iowa was Grant Wood's first major landscape, painted in the same year as his now famous American Gothic. At the peak of his artistic powers, Stone City, Iowa embodies a reflection on change, a recurring theme in Wood's work that often explored traditional subjects.

You don't even have to say anything mean. Say nothing at all. Just gawk, and occasionally, smile. See the sheen on their Vaselined teeth melt away. See the luster of their precious room disappear.