Forest of red flowers

Published on Wednesday, August 26th, 2026

1. ⤳ The forest of scarlet sage plants adding color to my backyard
2. ⤹ Bees buzzing around the flowers to polinate the sage so the seeds will drop and sprout again next year
3. ⤹ My neighbors who also sustain the bees by planting wildflowers

Tagged as nature, animals, community, home

Water

Published on Friday, August 14th, 2026

1. ⤳ Thank you for refreshing water that nourishes my body and soul.
2. ⤹ Thanks for the clean water I drink to keep my body hydrated and healthy.
3. ⤹ Thank you for the scientists who discover methods to keep our water clean and safe.
4. ⤹ Thanks for the environmental activists who advocate for keeping our streams and rivers unpolluted.
5. ⤹ Thanks for the researchers who discover provide guidance to our governmental agencies for best practices for a better environment.
6. ⤹ And thanks to all citizens who collectively work together for clean and safe water for nutrition and play.

Tagged as nature, community, technology, infrastructure

Comfortable home

Columbus, Ohio • • • Published on Monday, August 3rd, 2026

1. ⤳ Comfortable home temperatures
2. ⤹ The two technicians who replaced our heating and cooling system earlier this month
3. ⤹ Advancements in more efficient equipment
4. ⤹ truck drivers who delivered the equipment to Columbus
5. ⤹ Logistics companies that specialize in shipping heavy items

Tagged as home, technology, labor, infrastructure

Morning muffins

Ohio • • • Published on Monday, August 3rd, 2026

1. ⤳ Fresh chocolate chip muffins in the morning
2. ⤹ Raw ingredients that moist and fluffy
3. ⤹ Supermarket that had fresh ingredients on hand
4. ⤹ Logistics software that managed inventory and predicted when and where the ingredients were needed
5. ⤹ (And my spouse for baking them fresh last night)

Tagged as food, morning, family, labor

Oar House

High Rock Lake, North Carolina • • • Published on Monday, August 3rd, 2026

1. ⤳ A vacation rental on the lakeshore with a large screened-in porch, rocking chairs, a fire pit for s’mores, and a dock to launch kayaks.
2. ⤹ Hosts that welcome guests, care for the property, and reply quickly to questions.
3. ⤹ Platforms that facilitate connecting hosts with guests
4. ⤹ The standards and protocols of the internet — a communications development that rivals the telegraph and the printing press.
5. ⤹ The researchers of the 1960s and 1970s that developed (comparatively) light-weight, open technologies that underpin the internet.
6. ⤹ The U.S. federal government research dollars that allowed these researchers the freedom to explore, develop, discard, and build on discoveries.

Tagged as place, technology, rest, infrastructure

High Rock Lake

Salisbury, North Carolina • • • Published on Friday, July 31th, 2026

1. ⤳ Vacation mornings on the lake
2. ⤹ The dam built in the 1920s that created the lake
3. ⤹ The surveyors who found the right spot in the mountains to put the dam
4. ⤹ The state legislature that funded the effort to survey the location
5. ⤹ The people who voted for that state government to undertake the project

Tagged as nature, place, infrastructure, community

Drinking Water

Central Ohio • • • Published on Friday, July 31th, 2026

1. ⤳ clean drinking water
2. ⤹ the technician who tested the water for bacteria
3. ⤹ the engineer who designed the testing system
4. ⤹ the scientist who studied the safe levels of drinking water
5. ⤹ the professor who taught the student about chemical reactions

Tagged as nature, education, technology, infrastructure