Just look at that

People deeply care about their communities. They are doing all sorts of things. You have no idea what they are up to. What they are passionate about. What they are already actively doing. There are a lot of small things. A few big things too.

They would like you to participate. Participate in their things or participate in other things. They probably wouldn’t even mind if you borrowed the idea of their thing. That’s just the sort of folks they are.

You will want to read about these people and their things. You can even add your own things, vote for things, comment on things. These things will inspire you.

These are a few of my favourite things.

Find your own important idea.

Anatomy on Vacation

HUMAN ANATOMY TERMS THAT SOUND LIKE THINGS YOU WOULD GO SEE ON A VACATION

Aortic Arch
Corpus Callosum
Islets of Langerhans
Bowman’s Capsule
Cranial Vault
Semicircular Canals
Medullary Pyramids
Brodmann Areas
Crypts of Lieberkühn
Prussack’s Space
Fissure of Rolando
McBurney’s Point
Anterior Horn
Alcock’s Canal
Hesselbach’s Triangle
Loop of Henle
Renal Columns of Bertin

HT: Joe Carter’s Commonplace (Via: The Science Creative Quarterly)

Carried to

This time of year, days are thrust into darkness far too early in their short lives. There is no drawn out dusk, no lingering warmth on the patio. There is a busyness that happens. The kids are back at school with homework and field-trips and assemblies. Projects at work pick up steam. And moments after you pull the turkey out of the oven for Thanksgiving, you’re putting another one in for Christmas.

Still, these are the days I like best of all. Cool enough to necessitate thick sweaters, layers of clothing really. Brisk mornings and slightly warmer afternoons. The crisp crunch of leaves underfoot. Storing away of all those root vegetables; canning or freezing others. Blankets and afghans and snuggling by the fire. Evenings of cocoa and popcorn, tea and steaming hot muffins from the oven.

The past few weekends I have driven across the autumn prairie. At first surprised by an early snow; too early really. Awe-struck by thousands of Canada geese hovering above field and pond; a living wave, ebbing and flowing, swirling and lifting above the sea of golden wheat. Comforted by the endless sky stretching above yet instantaneously kissing the earth below. The intense glow of the setting sun striking the path ahead.

I have come to realize that while I may not actually have roots, this is exactly the way things should be. Unlike a tumbleweed, carried away forever and a day, I am always carried to. I am carried to family, to friends, to opportunities, to connecting. To connecting with God. I do not roam aimlessly, hoping to find adventure or meaning. There is purpose and intentionality, and these things do not require roots.
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[New Music Day] Fall for you again

As we fall fully into autumn, another set to carry you through the month.

Joe Purdy – Only Four Seasons

Ari Hest – Cranberry Lake (f. Amy Kuney)

Lisa Hannigan – Lille

The Twang – Barney Rubble