Author: rugby843

I was chatting about “the High Street” at https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com and asked her about the use of “the” in front of the street name. I hear it referred to in British programs. She informed me it means a main road. That reminded me of driving on the high streets of the interchanges in Houston, Texas. The very highest road was curved and everyone was still driving seventy plus mph, even semis! I don’t know how many made that curve safely, but look out below!

Once I knew all the names for the roads, I navigated the city easily. I really like driving and in Houston you rarely get honked at. People stopping, tires rolling off, trash falling out, people going from lane one to lane four with no signals, anything goes! But that one high curved road always made me nervous.

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Actually it started out early, with the person above me resetting his vibrating phone alarm over and over. It was chilly so just stayed under the covers for a bit.

Showered, and ready to take the trash, mail a few thank you notes for my birthday gifts and do laundry. Exciting, eh?

I have an inordinate fear of spiders. I don’t even like seeing pics of them. I have a spider stain on my bedroom wall left there as a warning to any creatures of their fate if they invade my territory.

I must have picked up a huge one on my outdoor run for when I was folding my towels, saw a big brown one. And I’m talking big! My dilemma- should I shake him off to brown carpet where I’ll lose him? Yikes!

Panic set in and I shook him off the towel to keep him off my bed. If I had lost him on my bed I’d never get on it again–FEAR!

I scooted out to the kitchen to get my hand held vacuum and luckily he was still moving on the carpet so I sucked him up.

I also have a fear of things crawling back out of the vacuum so I went outside and dumped him on the gravel. I still get shivers picturing him. I know it’s ridiculous but it is a never gone childhood fear.

(Shiver)

So how was your day?🤠

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Dwelling in a covered space, the wolf family cuddled against the cold. Their meal was scarce, the cubs still hungry, and the father nudged them closer to their mother. He was on watch, as ever in the shadows, close by. He took pride in his family, being able to protect them, and never despaired their mother would stand by him in a fight.

He looked up through the icy trees, thinking of his youthful days. Glancing back to his children, thinking, in their dreams they sleep with the moon.

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“In their dreams they sleep with the moon.”–From Mary Oliver, “Death at Wind River”

https://dversepoets.com/2020/09/14/prosery-monday-moonbeams-and-moon-dreams/#like-20419

The day is wet and gray, but it is beautiful, however, seeing the pine needles bouncing from large raindrops. Walking in new ankle boots reflects my inexperience as a hiker and I can feel the starting pain of a blister. As we reach the summit we see the ineffable extended beauty of the Rocky Mountains towering above the vale.

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Alone on a dreary day

I bicycle along the way

I had hoped the sun would stay

Bright, but now you can see

The path is widening from a vee

Possible adventure lies ahead

Rain filled clouds overhead

I’ll just ride back home instead.

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https://fivedotoh.com/2020/09/14/fandangos-flash-fiction-challenge-83/#like-47470

You asked me to fly

You provided unclipped wings

Now we soar as one.

https://ronovanwrites.com/2020/09/14/ronovan-writes-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-323-clipwings/?like_actor=102337606&like_hmac=fa8d295997b614416dd6e1169d0a5e74&postid=165857&like=1&source=sub_email

There is nothing more precious to an old Vermont heart

As when it turns cooler and autumn starts

Natural beauties of falling leaves

Raked in piles and pulled from eaves

A welcomed task no bother for me

It’s the beautiful colors I’m privileged to see.

🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁

https://amanpan.com/2020/09/14/eugis-weekly-prompt-autumn-leaves-september-14-2020/

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Promises made, none kept

Still sitting here

Looking unkept

Only an hour she vowed and said

As you can see, I am now dead.

She loves to shop and needs a van

Buying everything–anything she can!

As can you see

Only here is me

Waiting for the promised caravan

She bought for our travel to foreign lands.

Of course I love her, forgive her as such

But waiting here all this time’s a bit much!

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https://cyranny.com/2020/09/14/caravan-word-of-the-day-challenge/#like-54677

https://justabitfurther.wordpress.com/2020/09/08/lynns-tuesday-picture-prompt-week-13/

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“Ever heard of the Chinese shuffle?” Joe always tried to impress his poker buddies with a bit of card play. He demonstrated, expecting a laugh from them, but the hour was late and they were tired. It didn’t help that Joe’s chip piles were substantially larger than theirs.

“Ever heard of this?” George pulled out a revolver and laid it on the table beside his cards. “Now deal!”

Joe was shocked to find the newest player to the group so frightening. He started fumbling with the cards and unintentionally dropped one in his lap. He was so nervous he didn’t notice the error, but George did. The game went on with lucky Joe being the winner as usual. The lost card would have made George the winner.

George once again lifted the revolver and pointed it at Joe. “So, winning again, Joe? Stand up and let’s see what you’re hiding.” Joe did as he was told and to his surprise, the missing card fell on the table. “See? I knew you were cheating all along!” George grabbed Joe’s chips and threw them around the table to the other players. Everyone abruptly left Joe sitting there. Now Joe does his shuffling tricks at home, alone.

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