This holiday weekend, Labor Day (in the U.S.), is the traditional end to the summer, as school begins, and vacations are all but over.
According to the US Department of Labor, “Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.”
Imagine what our country (or any) would be without workers. This holiday was to be in honor of the Labor unions that protect workers from harsh and unrealistic conditions as a result of working in factories.
For Sunday Stills, if you haven’t quite guessed the theme, it is WORK!
We value work so much so that we spend most of our childhood preparing for our future careers.
Which of course leads me into education and my second act in life as a university lecturer. Yes, the featured image above is a huge stack of papers to be graded (from last year)! I won’t see a stack like this until later in the semester.
Some students have to “work” for their leisure! Student jumping off the platform “the dive” in one of our classes. This photo is submitted for “Action” for the Lens-Artists Photo Challenge this week.
A summer day in the life at my former career…I trained and supervised lifeguards and swim instructors, and manage to teach a learn-to-swim class every summer. It was still work, but teaching people how to enhance their leisure time and learn new skills was rewarding and satisfying! I might have whistled a note or two while at work!
Here are some earlier posts about “work” when I retired from the day job as aquatics director (from the early days of my blog). Click the links to read more or just check out the images.
PERSPECTIVES ON…THE BOX: RETIREMENT, PART 2
A peek at my home office built into the master bedroom addition.
PERSPECTIVES ON…MOUNTAIN DESKTOP Now I take my job wherever I need to. I don’t mind grading papers with a view like this of Lake Tahoe!
Share something related to work for Sunday Stills, even if you are no longer working! I can’t wait to see what you come up with!
Reminder that there will be no Sunday Stills post for Sept 9.
I’m attending my 40-year high school reunion in San Diego that entire weekend (Thursday through Monday), and will not be able to share posts! You can always use an older theme if you miss it too much, by visiting the Sunday Stills Page.
Here is the link-up!
We had over 80 posts in August! Please welcome and visit our new Sunday Stills participants who shared their great photos and posts in August!
I’ll Give You a Letter for That
Have a great weekend and enjoy the Labor Day Holiday!
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