Language is a marvelous thing.  Words, symbols referencing things, events, and concepts give birth to efficient mental states, causing substantive change, influencing human actions. 

I noticed this in my iphone news feed this morning.

A highly unusual weather pattern is setting up over the Pacific Northwest, with a record-strong high-pressure area aloft — known as a “heat dome” — settling over the region and intensifying through Monday. Such a heat dome, if it reaches the strength that computer models are projecting, would yield temperature departures from average of between 25 and 45°F across multiple states and British Columbia.  — Axios, reported by Andrew Freedman

This is a description of a “worst case” state of affairs, as far as our imagination goes, a fair enough description of hell.  Assuming interest and time to spare, the entire story may be read, CLICK HERE.

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After a downpour yesterday I walked around the backyard late in the day.  Then I walked over to the Braeburn Marsh.  The water flowed through the decaying debris on the marsh floor toward the Fox River, and eventually on to the Mississippi River.  These photo’s were captured in the yard, and then of “wild” vegetation in the marsh.  These images point to a version of heaven, would you not agree? 

As for a tune to get us through the day, this one written by the great Curtis Mayfield works.