Friday, July 21, 2023
Where Did It Go?
An old photo from my picture box of long ago, and a new photo of the same person on Facebook, I hold together side to side, but, no, I cannot tell it is the same person. Too many years have passed. Too much water under the bridge of time. And, I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that the same...
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Thursday, July 20, 2023
A Moment's Pause and Reflection
The wildness of the place is a drawing card for anyone who loves nature. According to city code, only the front and sides seen from the street have to be kept mowed. The backyard slants downward to a stream and then back up a hill on the other side. No, I don't want to live here, but it is good for...
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Wednesday, July 19, 2023
What Does That Mean???
As you can probably tell from this photo, I was on the inside looking out the screen when I took this photo. It was a good day for letting in some fresh air. I had refilled the hanging bird feeder not long before and little birds had been hanging around and taking turns at the feeder. I liked birds...
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Tuesday, July 18, 2023
It's Gone...But I Have Not Forgotten
It became mine that summer of 1961 when we bought our very own first house and the rose-of-Sharon tree was in the back yard. It was a namesake, or I was its namesake. We shared the name "Rose". A rock wall also had Moss-Rose Portulaca hanging in abundance and a trellis at the front porch,...
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Monday, July 17, 2023
Summertime and the Living Is Easy
Missouri looks just like this in the Ozarks in the summertime. It is so refreshing to go with the flow in a shared canoe, swimming, cliff diving, tubing..... I must admit, its been a long time since I last did those things. But.... I'll never stop remembering, or stop having the desire for just one...
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