Monday ~ let the battle begin

It's always an amazement to me that small delicate things survive a harsh environment. The little plant above lives it's life on the slope of a mountain where it must contend with freezing cold and snow as well blistering heat when the seasons change. It weathers on. So this bit of green is my inspiration for getting into work today. The market is horrid. The company I work for is struggling against the tide of falling prices and employees are worried about having a job. In some areas around us unemployment is at 25 and 35%. The worst it has been since the Depression. Still elders must be taken care of and so we will do just that. Another day....