R's rue

We came close to winning last night's quiz at "The Hammer & Pincers" but failed on the tie break question which was "In what year was the Australian Air Force first formed?" Of course all Australians - including Andrew and Elsie - would know the answer to this question straight away but we were not sure. I knew that Australians were involved in flying war planes during World War One so we put down 1917 but unfortunately the solution was 1921. The Australian Flying Corps had earlier been formed in 1912. It was a shame to miss out on the top quiz prize yet again. For this week's quiz in the blogosphere, I considered different themes. Not that it was ever planned this way, but the vast majority of visitors to this blog have been  westerners. However, even within that blanket category there are many different shades. What might we expect a Canadian to know with regard to general knowledge? What about an Australian?  In recent weeks I have been receiving a...

 Lord I was wrong Not in The path Of totality But in totality Watching  You work Your magic With the evidence Of your Hands Leaves me Going back To the days Searching  For you To save me From myself I no longer Look on  The past With bitterness But with appreciation  For what you’ve Forced me  To conquer In my loneliness Thank you Solar eclipse For the light To look back Without shallow indifference But absolute awe And what  You do When my  Attention Is elsewhere Years ago The mention Of God Would leave Leave me Running For the hills And right now God and His grace Is the only reason I rise To fight Another day Even when My understanding Of the why Is mired In the knowledge  That what  I’d like to know Most May never Be answered Learning To be okay With that reality Is what I try not To ponder much Living in the present And not the  Presence  Of what I don...

 Giving it all away The fear The pain The uncertainty Is allowing me To sleep In peace Without waking At midnight In a cold sweat I don’t know  If you want To be able To visualize This one The solar eclipse Might be  The star today But a happy soul Is mine today from R's rue https://ift.tt/GtJ2RjM