Mar 3 2020 - The Moneyless Man

The Moneyless Man hit the news in 2010.  He is Mark Boyle, the founder of Freeconomy Community and the author of The Moneyless Man.  In an update in 2015,  he says it was to be a one-year experiment in ecological living.  It is said he started this on Buy Nothing Day, November 28th. At the end of the first year, he found himself "more content, healthier, and at peace".  He has gone on to lead many initiatives in this area. He is known as an activist and writer.  German Heidemarie Schwermer decided in her early 50s to leave her job as a psychotherapist and live money-free.  This has been documented in the film "Living Without Money."  She too decided to live one year without money.  "I only wanted to try to do an experiment and in that year, I noticed a new life," she said. "I didn't want to go back to the old life." "Her schedule is pretty strict. After a week, she's off to somewhere new, usually running the lecture circuit at speaking engagements around Europe and lately helping to promote her documentary. The only payment she accepts, however, is enough to cover her train fare. "I'm always thinking how I could make things better for life in the world," she says. "I am something like a peace pilgrim. I go from house to house sharing my philosophy." You can go to moneyless.org HERE. for all kinds of topics. The website is a social and experimental online project by Robino and Guaka about money and the disposal of that.  There's a motto on the site: Less is more Nothing is better Today's Series is Water.

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The Absence of Evidence

Nine continues to be part of our investigations today.  We know that 'dressed to the nines' means to be dressed flamboyantly.   What is the origin of this phrase.  From phrases.org.uk comes this most interesting explanation "Nine is the most troublesome number in etymology. There are several phrases of uncertain parentage that include the word. Examples are,  cloud nine, nine days' wonder and the infamous whole nine yards. We can add 'dressed to the nines' to that list." There is no proof of the origins however frequent the repetition of the derivation of the phrase:  "One theory has it that tailors used nine yards of material to make a suit (or, according to some authors, a shirt). The more material you had the more kudos you accrued, although nine yards seems generous even for a fop." So the conclusion: "It seems clear that 'the Nine' that Rawlett was referring to were the Nine Muses. It is just as clear that 'dressed to the nines' is merely an extension of 'to the nine/s' and that we could equally well 'dance to the nines' or 'etymologise to the nines'. The search for the link between 'nines' and dress sense has unearthed no convincing candidates. Absence of evidence isn't evidence of absence, but I'll stick my neck out here and say, with this phrase and with the other 'nines' phrases, 'nine' doesn't refer to anything specific - it just means 'a lot'." Our pictures today bring together the Florida composites with reflections of the Toronto skyline buildings in a curved metal fountain at Victoria Street and Adelaide.  I've admired the sculptures in this area for many years.  As I was walking by on Wednesday, there were wonderful warped geometric abstracts. The first picture is a black and white version of one of the reflections.  This picture has been combined with the Florida composites from January. What would you call this series?

A Garden in the Palm of My Hand

I just finished processing some bonsai images.  These are from the Pacific Bonsai Collection at the Weyerhaeuser head office location south of Seattle.  The Rhododendron Garden is adjacent to the Pacific Bonsai Collection and a short walk to the spectacular setting of the beautifully distinctive Weyerhaeuser building - a horizontal gem on the landscape.

So here's a selection of images from the Bonsai Series "A Garden in the Palm of My Hand"