New Resolution

After hearing about the tragic fire in Bangladesh, which took the lives of more than a hundred innocent girls, and having it traced to by (to me) reliable evidence that it can be traced to Walmart's customary attempts to pretend that their clothes are not made in sweatshops where young women work for as low as $2.40 per MONTH, I have resolved not to ever buy clothes again from any catalog, where almost every wearable item is marked (by U.S. law) "imported".  The singular one not so designated is not worth my time to look for it!

Redwood Lullaby for Sunday Scribblings

Oak tree and redwood tree,
Madrona and pine
Sing,"Close your eyes and sleep
Baby of mine."

Mother bird on her nest,
Beasts of the wild
Sing, "Close you eyes and rest,
Sleep, little child."

Someday my child will go
Far from the trees
No longer hear the low
Whispering breeze.

But while you choose to stay
The forest's strong arm,
Will guard you night and day
keep you from harm.

Oak tree and redwood tree,

Madrona and pine

Sing, "Linger close to me
Baby of mine!"

WISE OLD OWL

The Sunday Prompt is Wise Old Owl

No, I'm not a wise old owl. I think perhaps no one is really wise.  Certainly I do not feel wise at all.  But there are many things that I "give a hoot" about. Also several that I don't give a hoot about.  I'll list them first (because  its easier).
                1. Celebrity gossip.
                2. Most celebrities.  I usually do not even know                         their names, unless they're authors.
                3. T.V. shows. (I got rid of my T.V.). 
Things that I do give a hoot about:
                1. Good books, good writing, good art.
                2. Music! Folk to symphonies and everything between
                    (but especially Mozart's 20th and 22nd Piano
                     Concertos).  
                3. The welfare of those I love.
                4.The politics of my city, state, and nation.
                5. Peace for the world.
                6. Global warming (Climate change) and trying to
                   convince the nay-sayers that is real and a threat to
                   everyone on earth.
                7. Last, the frivolous stuff: pretty nail polish, bright
                   clothes, making a good impression. That ID photo of
                   me on my blog was taken five years when I had 
                   more hair and fewer wrinkles.