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Life can be like building
beach sandcastles, in play.
Careful, there is stress,
as waves take the castles away.

Another Hump Day,
now in the book.
Happiness and sadness,
at first look.

The noise quickly changed,
from subtle to a roar,
as residents with walkers,
moved around the floor.

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

This timelapse series captured on October 14 is set against the sunrise view from Sunset Point, Bryce Canyon, planet Earth. Of course on that date the New Moon caught up with the Sun in the canyon's morning skies. Local temperatures fell as the Moon's shadow swept across the high altitude scene and the brilliant morning sunlight became a more subdued yellow hue cast over the reddish rocky landscape. In the timelapse series, images were taken at 2 minute intervals. The camera and solar filter were fixed to a tripod to follow the phases of the annular solar eclipse. APOD Album: Annular Solar Eclipse of 2023 October

Photo by Martin Ratcliffe

A great wasteland,
is what we are,
of collectible souls,
near and far.

Lost souls are gathering,
in hidden recess of the mind.
Having succumbed, lost
away, escaped. You won't find.

Over the hill
across the Dell,
why can't I find,
the loneliest trail?

A trail so lonely,
fraught with woe.
Seeking peace but
I know it won't be soon.

He spoke,
butchering the word.
How ridiculous,
how absurd.

Sometimes I need to wander.
Sometimes I need to roam,
when the need is over,
I need to return to my home.

It must be burdensome,
to be in God's hands,
having to make decision,
about who wins or loses.

How would you decide,
on the merits of life,
when you don't punish others,
but you will take a wife.

Hard to believe today,
when looking at others.
How different it must be,
deciding between sisters and brothers.

Succotash has a long history. It's origin is traced to the Indigenous peoples in what's now known as New England, the European colonists adapted the dish as a stew in the 17th century. It is a classic springtime dish that combines corn, lima beans, and other veggies. Serve the succotash on its own or with a side of crusty bread More at Simply Recipes ➜

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

It's so big it is easy to miss. The entire Veil Nebula spans six times the diameter of the full moon, but is so dim you need binoculars to see it. The nebula was created about 15,000 years ago when a star in the constellation of the Swan (Cygnus) exploded. The spectacular explosion would have appeared brighter than even Venus for a week - but there is no known record of it. Pictured is the western edge of the still-expanding gas cloud. Notable gas filaments include the Witch's Broom Nebula on the upper left near the bright foreground star 52 Cygni, and Fleming's Triangular Wisp (formerly known as Pickering's Triangle) running diagonally up the image middle. What is rarely imaged -- but seen in the featured long exposure across many color bands -- is the reflecting brown dust that runs vertically up the image left, dust likely created in the cool atmospheres of massive stars.

Photo by Jiang Wu