If the first hailstorm hasn’t ruined a farmer’s corn crop in southwest Nebraska this summer, the second, third, or fourth one has. At the end of June, an evening of golf-ball sized hail was followed the next day by winds reported to be blowing at more than ninety miles an hour. Needless to say, our little town is sporting a lot of new roofs.
On the 17th of July, at 12:04 p.m., I captured some of the severity of one of those storms with my little digital camera. A mere 20 minutes later, noticing how distinct the shadows were on the ground, I pointed the camera toward the sky – and saw nothing but blue and cotton white.
Pop-up Proverbs are sayings that catch my fancy as I go about my day. Some have surprising sources; all of them have made me stop and think – and maybe smile a little.
#1 – Gossip:
“When you’re talking about me, you’re leaving someone else alone.”
My dad – Bruce Kitt 1921-2007
As quoted by my mother
#2 – Fear
“It is not failure itself that holds you back; it is the fear of failure that paralyzes you.”
