2053. refuge

in the blazing sun

my shadow finds some respite

with those from the leaves 🦊❤️

 My shadow grows more and more grateful to the kindness of leaves during our current heatwave. 🦊❤️ 

2052. good bye sycamore

 

from its high wire perch

a lone bird chirps so sadly

“good bye sycamore…” 🦊❤️

It is indeed sad to watch an enormous Sycamore tree being slowly dismembered day after day by a work crew. A lonesome bird perched on a high wire agrees I think… 🦊❤️

2051. and the winner is….

 

up - up - up it climbs

who will be the first to bloom?

and the winner is!!!!! 🦊❤️

In a dense patch of weeds, A Jack in The Beanstalk like weed climbed into the sky to let the sun’s rays do their work on the anxious bloom buds waited. And the winning bloom is!!!!! 🦊❤️

2050. stand out

it’s taller than tall

who wouldn’t look up to you?

“grow on tree - grow on!!!” 🦊❤️

When I saw this single tree towering above the rest, I could not help but think about my Cousin Joe who was inducted into the Mid Mon Valley Sports Hall of Fame last weekend. Congratulations Joey!! 🦊❤️

2049. mail pouch tobacco

 

grab a great big wad

stuff it deep inside your cheek

try not to turn green 🦊❤️

For the last 55 years as I drove the turnpike between my hometown and Philadelphia an old Mail Pouch chewing tobacco sign has endured on the side of an ever aging barn. Yesterday as we drove to and from a family reunion and celebration I was treated again to a flood of memories associated with my cross state travels over the years. But foremost in my bank of memories is the first time that I chewed tobacco  while working in a steel mill in The Mon Valley. I immediately turned a shade of green I have not seen since!! 🦊❤️

2048. fly like a bird

 

no fence high enough

to stop my galavanting

the sky’s the limit… 🦊❤️

As I walked by, a single Mourning Dove looked down at me and kindly posed for a photo. Then it simply took off high into the sky… wow! 🦊❤️

2047. boiling water and pizza

 

the same axiom 

holds true for water and pizza

watching doesn’t help 🦊❤️

A couple of times a month I have morning coffee with my friends Rob and Andrea’s place. I bring along Wawa coffee and he usually supplies delicious bagels and fruit. Well last week he surprised me with a home crafted pizza with delicious tiny golden tomatoes from their garden. I got a kick out of watching him,  watching his pizza cook perfectly.  It didn’t quicken the cooking time, but it assured the crust was perfectly done!!!  🦊❤️