Christmas 2022 ~ Three Nativities

Jesus Christ    0001

Adolf Hitler     1889

Vladimir Putin 1952

For Those Who Fought and Died ~

Red and Blue

 What would they think of their country now?

The Autumn Leaves ~

The leaves seem to be hanging on a little longer this year, just to give us some colorful cheer in these dreadful times. 

The Extraordinary ~

We lost two great personages in one week:

Queen Elizabeth II

Mikhail Gorbachev

Have Seen Him Before ~

 

 We are slowly learning to hate our enemy, Putin. 

Morning Walk ~ Urberg, Germany

 

A Nightly Visit ~

And there I was, in the old Bach choir again, not in the bass section but among the tenors now, singing away and reaching all the high notes.

Atmosphere~

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  When at the altar, you walk differently.  

Cassidy Hutchinson ~ Jan. 6th Testimony

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Thank you for your reasoning and your courage.

Scarlett S. ~ Sadness for Our Region

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Scarlett S.

 A girl hiking in the Black Forest who disappeared in October 2020 and, in spite of continued searching, has never been seen since. 

The Gift ~

Nasa

He created Earth, then turned it over to us.

On the Scene ~

Seeing to it.

Morning Walk ~ Along the Rhine

 Waldshut, Germany

Morning Walk ~ Along the Rhine

 At the Swiss border. 

Symbolism ~

How appropriate, that Putin used half of Hitler's swastika  Z as his war emblem.

They told us ~

 Everyone should be carrying a weapon . . .

No Questions Asked ~

Down around the corner from where we live in Germany, a vacant house has been made available for Ukrainian refugees who arrived here with little more than their backpacks. 

Cradle ~

Nasa

He created Earth for us to be born on.

How It is Done ~

 We stand by and watch Putin, singlehandedly, provoke World War III. 

Vladimir Putin ~

 “It is obvious that we had no other choice.”

Looking the Other Way ~

We gave so little consideration to a bolder attempt to stop Putin. We spent years pleading with him and threatened with sanctions. He scoffed at them.

Sergev Lavrov ~ Russian Foreign Minister ~ 16th Day of the War

 "We did not attack Ukraine."

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky ~ Democracy

  

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“We are alone in defending our state. Who else wants to fight with us? Honestly, I don’t see anyone.”

Pope Benedict XVI ~

 They told us that the Pope was infallible. 

Holocaust Remembrance Day ~ 2022

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Lovers, there is so much

You can do
By just holding one another
Tenderly this evening—
Like rounded basins
Holding water in fountains
Before the soft curling fall
From one basin to the other.

They are bounding
Up the stairs now,
Clamoring they enter.
Stand facing them.

A nod toward the door.
Grab them, herd them down
To the street,
Hurl them against the wall.
Two shots fired.
Jew, left printed on the wall
Where they fell.

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Pope Benedict XVI ~

He thought that Holy Mother the Church was more important than the victims who were abused in it.

Follow the Leader ~

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They told us to look at Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch not wearing a mask, while all the other Justices are wearing theirs. 

January 6th, 2021 ~ Washington, D.C.

 They told us that they were the real American patriots.