Riding Free

We may have fewer things under our control than we’d prefer, but not none. Here are some of the things I managed make happen today.

This breakfast of beef ribs I started to make happen the afternoon before so they could slow roast all night. Finished under the broiler with butter to give a nice crust. Fresh guacamole, aged chili.

Lady Luck saddled up.

Mushroom found along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Lone Bald Overlook.

UPDATE:
Stone sculpture of a mushroom. The base stone was quite challenging, but I finally managed to lift and carry it. 

12 comments:

Assistant Village Idiot said...

All artists work better with imposed limitations. Crafting a life can be an artistic form.

Grim said...

That’s certainly true of poets. It’s not guaranteed that every poem written according to a stricter form will be better than poems written in looser ones, but there’s definitely positive correlation on average.

raven said...

The bike, the gladius, and then the mushroom.... hmmm. Some northern folk were known to eat those before battle. Were you looking for a riot to quell?

Grim said...

Havamal 38:

“ From his weapons away no one should ever
stir one step on the field;
for no one knows when need might have
on a sudden a man of his sword.”

One never knows what one may find upon the road.

Tom said...

That looks like a good day.

Grim said...

Now that it’s evening I can agree with you. (Havamal 81)

Anonymous said...

Freedom!!

Like this:
https://twitter.com/GypsyEyedBeauty/status/1266162964727562240

-bc

Anonymous said...

And this one!

https://twitter.com/ThomasBMalone2/status/1266820550699204610

-bc

Grim said...

I heard that first one was disputed by the PD, not that I trust them.

https://twitter.com/sppdmn/status/1266202225677910022?s=21

I don’t know what the second one is even supposed to mean.

raven said...

“ From his weapons away no one should ever
stir one step on the field;
for no one knows when need might have
on a sudden a man of his sword.”

Yes, I was kinetically reminded of that a few days ago.
Fortunately the advice had been taken to heart and the outcome bloodless.

ymarsakar said...

I predict that humanity's future has never been brighter. (I Know right, what is Ymar up to now)

However, you have to first undergo a stage of transformation, letting ago, and dealing with the shadows, the repressed and hidden parts of humanity, including America. If you all here can survive that (key word, survive), then something interesting will happen later.

Call it a utopia, or the Second Coming, hard to say given human translation effects are erroneous.

Humanity has a choice. Suffer or Awaken.

There is no fence to sit on and watch what is going on. Even I have to take the field now.

There is no part of the world that will remain unaffected by the Second Stage,3rd Stage. 4th Stage, of the Divine Plan.

Sure, the Cabal has their plans and stages, just look at these insurgencies. But, they are only human and use human power, not Divine power. Not yet at least.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_nYPm9-Y_M

But Trum is correct. The Best is Yet to come. Technologies and age reversal, analogous to the 1000 year reign of peace. Hard to imagine? As with all divine messages, it is nearly impossible to imagine and accept... now.

ymarsakar said...

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2020/04/the-future-of-the-church-preparing-the-world-for-the-saviors-second-coming?lang=eng

There are translation and tradition problems with organized religion, as well as nations like Japan, but at their core, they have something useful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5UHP9VuPcQ

Fate draws near. The Final War of humanity is here. In truth the Battle has already been joined.