I took this image awhile ago while visiting family in Louisiana. The doors were placed on the lawn of a church. It struck me as a beautiful statement of inclusion at that time and I feel even moreso now it speaks to the need for love and acceptance.
Happy Thursday everyone! Now go on over to Dan’s Blog to find more amazing doors and meet some very talented writers and wonderful people.
Wow! Where did that week go? There is a misconception about being ‘retired in paradise’. There is actually work to living simply unless of course you are very wealthy and pay others to take care of everything for you. I see no fun in that, I suppose because I get great satisfaction in a job well done and work that actually improves my way of living rather than someone else’s. And still, here, we don’t have to keep up the property where this little home sits, so yard upkeep is out of the picture. My hubs certainly considers that a benefit of retirement and not owning your own place.
We do have to work at boundaries for those beautiful creatures that we share our planet with. They really like coming inside and well, I just don’t want to sleep with them. He is currently finding a weather stripping solution for the crevices that they always manage to slip through. I mean, this morning, this guy tried to steal my seat on the porch!
What I see is that life should be about surviving together, sharing resources, talents and bounty. Somewhere along the way humans lost total sight of that and gave in to working so that they might earn money to buy what they need and desperately want while making someone else extremely wealthy. I don’t know, is the system merely modern day sharecropping? I think not because even at its birth the sharecropping family had a portion of land that was theirs to work. But, the governing powers and religious institutions kept digging into their pockets more and more for taxes and contributions. Back then if you didn’t donate to the Church you could be charged with heresy and executed. Think about it. Not much has changed over the centuries except the actual numbers and the extent to which we feel we are willing to sacrifice our health, sanity and dignity.
Oh yes! My doors. We had business in town and since we don’t yet have a vehicle we took a cab ride for the less than five mile ride down the mountain. I really love town trips, especially if our to-do list is short, meaning we have more time to explore and walk around. Even when we have a vehicle it is more fun and interesting to walk the streets. Okay, so here are some of the Boquete doors we found that I really liked. There are a few gratuitous extra images at the end, sorry, Dan. Just to help wash away the ugly bug impression. 😉
For today’s #SoCS Linda Hill says to write or talk about ‘list’ or ‘lists’. You wouldn’t think that to be a difficult task. We all make them...on paper, in our heads, on our phones, a chalkboard on the fridge...look here’s one already!
I could list my grandchildren...all eight!
I could list the things I am thankful for...too lengthy.
Grocery list? Boring.
Things I hope to accomplish? Too evolutionary.
Hmmmmm....how about something beautiful? We have made new friends since moving here, some two legged, but none as lovely as my feathered friends. They are so happy when I leave a bit of fresh fruit and tolerate my camera..from a distance...as long as they don’t see me.
Now if you are expecting genus and species names for them all, well, you need to remember this isn’t Dan’s place. He is the details guy and would surely research every single one of these beauties. Me? I have done so before using our tropical bird guide book, but alas, I did not bring it with me this time. I do know that most of these colorful creatures are in the tanager family because a really nice new local friend told me so. One is definitely a Baltimore Oriole. I guess they have long held dual residency because I saw them in Costa Rica too!
To me these feathered friends are more special than their information, each having its own personality, proclivities and partnerships. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
Yes, that does say OutDoors; but it does not mean out as in ‘In’ doors and ‘Out’ doors, although these doors can be used for going both in and out. My title is in reference to my very favorite place which is ‘outdoors’ and one might think there are no doors in Nature’s abode.
But...since the definition of a door is, by Wikipedia standards:
...a hinged or otherwise movable barrier that allows ingress into and egress from an enclosure....
A doors’s essential and primary purpose is to provide security by controlling access to the doorway (portal)
*(oooohhhh...have I got doorways coming up for you guys once my book is finished🤭)
Conventionally, it is a panel that fits into the portal of a building, room or vehicle. Doors are generally made of a material suited to the door’s task. Doors are commonly attached by hinges, but can move by other means, such as slides or counterbalancing.
Thank you, Wikipedia. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Now, for those of you who know me, I need not reiterate that I am neither conventional nor above broadening the parameters of the norm to share a bit of beauty. I have concluded, as well, that definitions are more like guidelines. 😉
So, for those of you sticklers who live life to the letter of definition, try to relax and just go with the flow.
Without further ado, I give you my out of doors, doors..
