Bee-Keeping

  Fifth-generation beekeeper Leigh-Kathryn Bonner is bucking convention in the traditionally male-dominated apiary industry with her startup, Bee Downtown. via Berry Good for the Environment: The Queen Bee of Downtown Durham — Longreads I love that people are bee-keeping. Read about Leigh-Kathryn Bonner and her startup, Bee Downtown….

Before I Go…

Photographer Moyan Brenn shares colorful nocturnal shots of Tokyo’s Shinjuku district, while also reflecting on his first visit to the city a few years ago. via Tokyo by Night — Discover Japan is a vibrant city and this article I am keeping because I found it personal, amusing and informative about his personal visit there. I … More Before I Go…

Religion

Disastrous tornado all worshippers lose? A picnic beach with loving companions? You choose leaders selfish left curled/ confused? Or brain enlightened? Heart not abandoned after abused. Religions proclaim yes preach ‘truth’ in practice or elaborate in speech? If followed what destination to reach? Eternal destruction or eternal life under guidance of One endless to teach?

Imagine a Reversal

A teacher helping fidgety students pass a rainy recess with a familiar game — don’t touch the floor, it’s lava! — finds that the ability to pretend takes on an unexpected gravity. via ‘Because pretending was sometimes the only way to get through the day.’ — Longreads This story poignantly told, a tragic account of our … More Imagine a Reversal

Results from Rebellion Are Temporary

via Daily Prompt: Temporary In the land of Shinar, Nimrod his name. Most likely under his strict direction a tower they built; then famous became rebelling against Godly submission. Wrote Josephus: “Nimrod transformed… affairs.” Threatened revenge, if earth inundated. Tyranny his tool as arrogant airs against Almighty God he instigated. The Tower of Babel built … More Results from Rebellion Are Temporary

New York City: day two

Originally posted on Butterfly Mind:
We woke Sunday to chilly temperatures and strong winds: awesome weather for a ferry ride to the Statue of Liberty. We bundled up (though not warmly enough) and rode the subway to the southern tip of Manhattan to catch the first ferry of the day. Our tickets were for 9AM,…