Thanks to Natalie for hosting Three Things Thursday, “three things big or small, that have made you happy this week.”
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One
We spent 40+ years in the midwest, where dramatic thunder and lightning storms are a way of life. When we moved to the Pacific Northwest four years ago, I was surprised to learn that thunder storms are so rare here that they draw discussion.
That’s why, at a recent dinner party at a neighbor’s house, everyone went into the kitchen to see this view:
The double rainbow was an added benefit that well complemented the magnificent sky.
Thanks to my husband for sharing his photo.
Two
Every summer our retirement community holds a dinner party in the resident gardens at which awards are presented for the best hats. Here are this year’s first- and second-place winners in the women’s category:
That’s Sharon on the left, in her second-place hat featuring a gardening theme. I like to think she’s planting those seeds to feed the birds on Pat’s (right) impressive first-place aviary.
Well done, ladies!
Three
Last week I mentioned that I was reading this book:
And what a dramatic roller coaster of an experience that reading was!
I don’t give out many five-star ratings, but this book certainly earned one. The first few pages aren’t exactly a suck-you-right-in opening, but as soon as the meat of the story began, I couldn’t put this book down.
I don’t read a lot of science fiction, but this novel does exactly what good science fiction should do: It uses science (in this case, a problem from quantum mechanics) to explore the deepest questions of human existence. And don’t be scared off by the phrase quantum physics. The novel gives an excellent visual explanation of the situation at its heart on page 113.
This would be a good book to read on a long airplane flight, but, like me, you can read it right in your own living room. But do read it. I’d love to hear if it mesmerized you as much as it did me.
I hope everyone has a good week!
© 2017 by Mary Daniels Brown
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