Monday Murals -- Let's Drum!

I'm taking part today in

Monday Murals hosted by Sami.

I took this photo in April, 2012 at the 

Itsukushima Shinto Shrine in Japan,

which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

It was a temporary mural on a wooden hoarding

built to hide some construction/restoration work

going on behind it.

I'm a fan of Japanese taiko drumming

and of course, as a Canadian, I'm also

drawn to any depiction of maple leaves!

[Photo © Debra She Who Seeks, 2012]

Love Is All Around Us

Happy Valentines Day!

Well, Valentines Day is always a mixed bag, isn't it?

How about supporting a fundraiser that is

mean-spirited and yet generous

all at the same time?

Or, as the poster says,

"Petty with a purpose"

And here is HRH's heartfelt valentine to you all --

Guess What Today Is!

I've made some wonderful internet friends

over the years through blogging!

I bet you have too!

People who share similar interests,

life experiences, outlooks, or opinions.

That's the basis for friendship in any world,

real or virtual, whether or not you

ever actually meet in person.

It's probably just as well that we don't

all live in the same city.

That would be too much awesomeness

for any one place to handle!

Making America Great Again

Black History Month -- Viola Desmond

Viola Desmond (1914 - 1965)

Canadian businesswoman, civil and women's rights activist,

arrested, convicted and fined for challenging racial segregation

in a Nova Scotia cinema in 1946 (pardoned in 2010);

in 2018, she became the first Canadian-born woman

to appear alone on a Canadian bank note (our current $10 bill),

with the Canadian Human Rights Museum on the reverse.

Good People, Good Deeds