MLMM – Summer

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Deposit Photos

Hot and humid is what I think

Makes a person turn to drink

Iced tea, coffee or lemonade

Any cold liquid arrayed

Preferably in a glade

Where I sit in the shade

Of a huge big oak tree

Squirrels may throw acorns down at me

Sounds ridiculous, I know

But wide leaved shade makes me forego

Unpleasant thoughts of rascally rodents

I just sit back and enjoy the pleasant

Coolness of the tree and drink

A summer treat, don’t you think?

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Sunday Confessionals : Summer

Di’s 3TC + Kevin’s Image

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Marie started towards her home. Her sister, Sara, already home and asleep, dreamed of her purposeful mingle with others at the village gathering. Sara wanted the tingle sensation she heard other women received when the “right” man would sweep her off her feet.

What a naive dream, Marie thought, sadly encouraged by their mother. Their mother might as well have hung out a shingle advertising, “two daughters for sale”. The girls’ mother was afraid neither would marry and they would all end up penniless.

Marie had other plans. The night closed around her but the fireflies seemed a symbol of hope. Almost home, her mind searched for solutions.

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No Theme Thursday: 07.04.24

https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2024/07/06/three-things-challenge-m747/Your three words today are:SHINGLE TINGLE MINGLE

MLMM Saturday Mix

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Dindindun: Part of Beethoven’s famous fifth symphony (signature moves😉)

The Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, also known as the Fate Symphony (German: Schicksalssinfonie), is a symphony composed by Ludwig van Beethoven between 1804 and 1808. It is one of the best-known compositions in classical music and one of the most frequently played symphonies,[1] and it is widely considered one of the cornerstones of western music. First performed in Vienna’s Theater an der Wien in 1808, the work achieved its prodigious reputation soon afterward. E. T. A. Hoffmann described the symphony as “one of the most important works of the time”. Wikipedia

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No Nonsense – Saturday Mix, 6 July 2024

SoCS July 6, 2024

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Well I’m sitting here looking at this iPad

My chosen form of paper now, in some ways sad…

I write lists on my phone where I keep notes

I have legal sized paper on a lined pad for quotes

I used to have handwriting, very neat indeed

Now I write things even I can’t read!

Electronic messaging does have its perks

It’s easy to dismiss any jerks

But then I sigh as I think of the trees

Cut down to provide paper needs.

“Paper” stores used to be a favorite haunt

Now I feel it’s a guilty taunt.

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Don’t get me started on loving the smell of new books🤫

The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS July 6, 2024

NTT 2

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Joe thought the battle done
Thought the long war was won
Devastation seen all around
Survivor moans the only sound
His battered body suddenly weak
Crying, unable to speak
Then a new danger appeared
An adversary’s head up reared
Bigger than the rest
Joe had no time to rest
He stood against it, his fist raised
Then others left their wounded haze
One last battle they all would fight
Evil defeated by their right.

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Thank you Kevin!

No Theme Thursday: 07.04.24

No Theme Thursday

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Joe looked up, the gray was coming fast. He knew it would happen; climate change was not a myth as some people believed. The colors of nature rained down on him, creatures surrounded him, trying to hide from their fate. The world’s vividness was falling freely, giving in at last—all hope, dreams and faith were disintegrating, shown in muted hues of despair. Joe felt the sadness, but didn’t think all would fail so soon. Like most of the world’s population, he was not prepared for the monochrome of a dystopian future.

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Thanks again Kevin, wonderful images!

No Theme Thursday: 07.04.24