Friday, April 24, 2015

Chapters 13-16


 CHAPTER 13 QUIET TIME AND LEISURE

Raphael's "School of Athens" (Wikimedia Commons) 
Commentators have suggested that nearly every great ancient Greek 
philosopher can be found in the painting.

Bust of Seneca in marble in Museum del Prado
(photo by Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, Creative Commons 
Attribution 3.0 Unported license)

Triumph of Light Over Darkness – "Aurora Triumphans" 
by Evelyn Morgan, 1886 (public domain)

The ruby-throated hummingbird can 
beat its wings 52 times a second (photo by 
Brocken Inaglory, from Wikimedia Commons, 
the free media repository)


A flock of domestic pigeons each in a different phase of its flap 
(photo by Toby Hudson, Creative Commons, Wikimedia)


Smelling the roses, "The Soul of the Rose" by John William Waterhouse, 
(public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)



The Pleiades, an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Taurus  (photo by NASA, ESA, AURA/Caltech, Palomar Observatory, public domain)

Morning sunrise over Saudi Arabia (photographed
from the Suez Canal by Fred Wulff)

Staccoto lightning produces thunder (photo by Griffinstorm, 


Squirrel friend at a Minneapolis public
park outing (photo by Fred Wulff)



Giraffe observed on a zoo outing
(photo by Fred Wulff)

Gorillas are fascinating creatures
(photo by Fred Wulff)

The sunken garden at the Comp Conservatory in St. Paul, MN, built in 1913 
(photo by Robert Francis, Creative Commons)


Resident on an outing at the
Arboretum
(photo by Fred Wuff)

Minnesota Arboretum, water garden 
(photo by Fred Wulff)


Fountain at the Arboretum
(photo by Fred Wulff)


Lupinus-pilosus (photo by Zachi Evenor, Creative Commons 
Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license)

Water flower at the Arboretum (photo by Fred Wulff)

Tree at Minnesota Arboretum
(photo by Fred Wulff)


Concert in adjoining indoor park 
(photo by Fred Wulff)

Continental Ballet Company, Concert in the Park 
(photo by Fred Wulff)

Guest Harpist in the Brookdale main lobby
(photo by Fred Wulff)

Residents at the Minneapolis Institute
of Art (photo by Fred Wulff)

St. Sebastian by Sandro 
Botticelli (Wikimedia 
Commons)

Flower garden volunteer (photo by Fred Wulff)

Flower garden volunteers
(photo by Fred Wulff)

Edina Park enclosed recreational area accessed from
Brookdale Edina (photo taken from a resident’s room
by Fred Wulff)

Polish troupe dances to music at Concert in the Park, Edina
(photo by Fred Wulff)

Resident shows off talent at a
karaoke session (photo by Fred Wulff)

Cultural performance by a resident for residents
(photo by Fred Wulff)

Residents’ choir at Brookdale 
(photo by Fred Wulff)

Painting class at Brookdale Edina
(photo by Fred Wulff)

Residents dancing in the main lobby
 (photo by Fred Wulff)

A resident shares his life story
(photo by Fred Wulff)


Resident Newsletter reader
(photo by Fred Wulff)

Private dining room where residents gather 
with friends and relatives (photo by Fred Wulff


Cheer people up with flowers
(FreeVintage illustration)

CHAPTER 14 TRAVEL FOR SENIORS

King Philip II’s empire included territories on every continent then 
known to Europeans, including his namesake the Philippine Islands 
(portrait by Titian, public domain in the United States, Wikipedia)


NASA Blue Marble 
(photograph of Earth, public domain
Motor homes (photo by Jeremiah Borkowski,
released into the public domain)


"MS Volendam" at Kobe Port Terminal 
(GFDL+creative commons2.5)


Norwegian Breakaway, Southampton 
(Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository)

Voyager of the Seas in Sydney following her 2014 dry dock 
refurbishment (photo by Amnesiac86, Creative Commons) 

Carnival Freedom, a Fun Ship

Queen Victoria of the Cunard Line (photo by Hashers, 
Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository)

A Delta Airlines Airbus A330-323E landing on
runway (photo by Gietje, released into the public domain)

Airline seating (credit galleryship.com/airplane-seats)


Yawn for changing altitudes (artist Munkacsy, public domain)

Electric scooters may be used on
international travel flights and cruises

Rio de Janeiro (photo by Fred Wulff)


Mt. McKinley in Denali National Park, Alaska (photo by Nic McPhee 
from Morris, MN,  Creative Commons)

Road Scholar trademark (afsa.org)   


Grand Circle River Cruise (gct.com)

Rain Forest Natives in Nauta along the Amazon River, 
OAT aka Grand Circle Travel (photo by Fred Wulff)




Rickshaw drivers waiting for Grand Circle travelers 
in Beijing (photo by Fred Wulff)

Riverboat cruise on the Mississippi River with St. Paul, Minnesota
in the background (photo by Fred Wulff)

View from the riverboat on the Mississippi
on a resident outing
(photo by Fred Wulff)


Riverboat Cruise on the Columbia River

Riverboat, Branson, Missouri (photo by Fred Wulff)

Pontoon boating with the Wulff family in Branson 
(photo by Fred Wulff)


Author’s sister in front with children, grandchild and Moses, 
Branson, Missouri (photo by Fred Wulff)

CHAPTER 15  SENIOR FINANCES AND SCAMS

Important Money Questions
(graphic by geralt, public domain, via pixabay)

A pharmacist's mortar and pestle (created by User PHenry
using Adobe Illustrator CS from Wikimedia Commons)

Beware of frauds (hds.state.mn.us))

Published book by Jim Baker (available at amazon.com)

Tornados cause hardships and create needs
(attribution Justin 1569 at en.wikipedia)

Funerals are emotional times (public domain photograph
from defenseimagery.mil)

A patient undergoing dental treatment (photo by
Army Spc. Cody Black, public domain)

Scammers use telephones for theft

You may need a lawyer to get an insurance
company to pay a claim (government photo, bis.gov)

Don’t mess with seniors (public domain)

CHAPTER 16  POLITICS SENIOR STYLE

 
Voting in the United States (photo by Tom Arthur from Orange, CA, 
Creative Commons)

Political collage of 2016 (public domain)

James Madison, “Father of the Constitution”
(author John Vanderlyn, painting is in the
White House collection, public domain)


U.S. party affiliation (Wikimedia Commons)






Nicholas Kristof, Columnist, The New York Times,
winner of two Pulitzer Prizes (photo by Monika
Flueckiger, Wikimedia Commons)



The greater coat of arms of the United States of America,
as seen on the Great Seal (photo by Ssolbergj, Creative Commons) 


Veterans change the flag at our senior community
(photo by Fred Wulff)

Allina representative issued personalized plaques
to all our veterans (photo by Fred Wulff)


“Sailor” Bill looks over the veteran memorial 
 (photo by Fred Wulff)

Thomas Jefferson and the Wall of Separation (public domain)


Jeremiah, as depicted by Michelangelo from the Sistine Chapel ceiling  
(Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository)


Civil Rights leaders, June 22, 1963, Front Row: Martin Luther King, Jr.Robert F. KennedyRoy Wilkins, Lyndon Baines Johnson, Walter P. Reuther, Whitney M. Young, A Philip Randolph; Second Row: Second From Left Rosa Gragg; Top Row Third From Left James Farmer (Department of the Interior photo, public domain)


Listening (careandprayer.com)

Wise King Solomon (from blog of Jacob Cherian)