Good Morning,
Joining last on the card here – Bushboy’s challenge.
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and last video from July:
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That feather in the water reminded me of Emily Dickinson’s poem “Hope is the thing with feathers (#314)”
“Hope” is the thing with feathers –
That perches in the soul –
And sings the tune without the words –
And never stops – at all –
And sweetest – in the Gale – is heard –
And sore must be the storm –
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm –
I’ve heard it in the chillest land –
And on the strangest Sea –
Yet – never – in Extremity,
It asked a crumb – of me.

Let us all find ways to let hope lift us up and lighten the load – and if hope tries to float away – let’s reach and grab it!
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Have always loved that poem by Emily Dickinson. Hope is so important to keep hold of! Good post! ❤
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Good morning joy roses – and I almost posted about Winston Churchill this week because I have been reading about his life and watched a few shows – but went with the last on the card
– but his quotes are amazing and here is one with hope –
“All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.”
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Good 🌄 Morning! I have seen movies about Winston Churchill and yes, he does have really good quotes too. Thats a great one that you shared. He was quite a character.
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Quite a character and his life was all leading up to be used so strategically during WWII (I will let you know if I get to post about him) ☀️😊
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Yes do, so I don’t miss it. 🙂
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☀️😊
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Thanks for the inspiring poem.
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Thanks for joining me with it today
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Wonderful poetry/photography combo!
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Thanks ☀️😊
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That’s a fine sentiment, Yvette. Too easy to let hope slip through your fingers. Gotta hold on!
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Amen to that
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Is that dog going to be in trouble? I like the action feel to the photo. Fabulous Last Photo and video Yvette. Thanks for joining in 🙂 🙂
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Hi BB – that dog placed the little toy there for me to play with him – he likes when I toss it and then he brings it back – lol
But – that doll just bit the dust today – doll is gone – no mas ! No hope – hahahaha
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Glad it is a dogs toy….or was
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Here is the image from today

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That is the demise of a toy. How did you insert a photo into a comment?
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Hi BB – well the doll was not a true dog toy and not sure where we got it – but we were just marveling about how it hadn’t been ripped up (our brown lab can do that sometimes) anyhow – it was an easy clean up and I try not to give them non-dog toys just in case
Oh and to insert an image
Click on the image in the media folder
Choose edit image
It should open to where you scroll down and see a button that says “copy file url to clip board” – click that and then you can paste it into a comment
Once in a while it only adds the link but most of the time – the image pops up!
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Yeah I tried it once and the url just was there. I thought I was doing it wrong. Thanks Yvette 🙂
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one of my very favorite poems!
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Hi Lisa! It is a top one for me too and it amazes me how I take away different things from her poetry – like I know this poem but it spoke to me in a different way last month! The beauty of literature ☀️😊💛
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Great poem.
Where would we be without hope?
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Down and out without hope
Done
And
Gone!
So yeah – let’s keep hold of hope as bet we can
🙏☀️
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Definitely! I do my best. Sometimes I could do better, but I try.
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We have to keep hoping and dreaming or we’re lost.
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Amen G!
And being lost is not good
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Thanks for reminding me of that lovely poem.
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Hi Keith – I am
Not sure why but Dickinson poems tend to always bring me something new year after year – they are quite dense
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What is the first capture?
And I love the poem.
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Hi – the featured image was a blur of some flowers out front! I don’t think it shows up in the reader…..
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Funky!
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Hope and feathers… What an interesting connection. Emily Dickenson would do that well.
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☀️😊🙏
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Hi Yvette, thanks for sharing this gorgeous poem. It is interesting that it is in rhyming verse which seems to be almost vilified by modern poets, and yet, it is so lovely.
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Good point, the rhyme scheme has been shunned by many –
Yet lyrics in songs still love the rhyme and I think it has its place – even tho Emily didn’t always rhyme – right?
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No, not always
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One of her best poems! Thx
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Thanks for joining me JT
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I think someone was ready to play!
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Frank – it is 24/7 ready to play for that sweet pup! Hahahaha
Love him so much
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What an interesting post. I love your last on the card. Too funny. That’s how some of mine come out. I laughed when I saw the follow-up of the long lost doll who bit the dust. Another one bites the dust…
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Hahahaha – yes! Another one bites the dust
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I do like that poem – life is a blur … we have to stop and enjoy our lives at a slower pace sometimes.
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Yes! And find ways to enjoy it – like you do with your walking
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Yes we have to do that Yvette – the world moves too fast sometimes.
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I love the coupling of your image with the poem. Very nice. happy sigh
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Thanks and happy sigh to you too
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That doggie looks happy.
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Thanks – he is the happiest doggy I have ever known and he is a huge joy bringer
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I love how you tied the photo and video to the hope poem. Nice!!
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Thanks so much
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You’re welcome!
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