NATIONAL GALLERY

 Video - 'God is the Imagination'

Seeing Kathleen reminds me of how Larry first discovered Kathleen Raine's Blake and Tradition when he was in the sitting room of the National Gallery in Washington DC waiting for me to finish looking at pictures. The Melons were instrumental in envisioning and financing the museum and also sponsored the publication of Raine's book. So that may explain why the book was available there. After that we would sometimes go to the National Gallery just so Larry could read the book, since our local Arlington library didn't have a copy. One cold and rainy Saturday morning we went to the museum but were disappointed - the sitting room was overflowing with anti-war protesters who were looking for a warm spot to dry their clothes and feed their babies. A friend who had a friend who had borrowing privileges at the Library of Congress, borrowed the book for us so that Larry could get a longer look at it.

HENRY MITCHELL

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Nobody played for money

And no one sang for pay,

We only loved the music

And gave our love away;

All who were there with us

Got caught up in our sound,

Dancing in the golden light

And passing love around.

 

Sing to the tune of O Susanna

ANCIENT OF DAYS

 

Pictures - 2022 - BLAKE - ancientof days-v1.jpg

TUSCAWILLA

 

TREES OF ARBOR ACRES

White Oaks

Oak

NATIVE TREES

White Oak

Red Oak

Tulip Poplar

Pines

Red Maple

Dogwood 

Redbud

Elm

Basswood

Beech 

Hemlock

Silver Maple

Holly

Birch

Southern Magnolia

White Pine

Sugar Maple

Cypress

Red Buckeye

Sweetbay Magnolia

Eastern Redcedar (Juniper)

CIVICS LESSON

 

High School civics class.

 

He who knows not and knows he knows not,

He is simple teach him.

He who who knows not and knows not he knows not,

He is a fool shun him.

He who knows and knows not he knows, 

He is asleep wake him.

He who knows and knows he knows,

He is wise follow him.

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Reprimand the unruly,

Encourage the timid,

Help the weak,

and be very patient with all men.

 

1Thesssalonians 5 - RSV

[14] And we exhort you, brethren, admonish the idlers, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all.

 

1st Thessalonians 5 - Phillips

[13b-14] - Live together in peace, and our instruction to this end is to reprimand the unruly, encourage the timid, help the weak and be very patient with all men. 

MILA'S ASHES

 

First trip using Teardrop Trailer - to Tahoe.

Rob Julie and Ryan took the ashes of Mila to scatter in a favorite place.  

Climbed to top of ski run. Mila discovered snow here in 2022.