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About Those Acorns | Your Great Outdoors

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Awakenings and her sister site, catnipoflife, are both conscientious about life’s connections to the past and those subtle appearances that expose nature as a diamond in the rough. There is so much raw beauty surrounding us on a daily basis that too often goes completely unnoticed. Take something as simple as the mere acorn. . . what impact does it have on the past, present or even the future?

Article from the Massachusetts Audubon Society:

Believe it or not, acorns are quite a controversial subject. Everyone believes absolutely that huge acorns predict a heavy winter. Of course, since most of our winters are pretty bad, you have a good chance of being right regardless, but this is an article from the Audubon society in which it takes on the divisive issue or the season: What do those huge acorns really mean?

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More to follow from Buckminster & Amber ~ Bruce Louis Dodson, On Leaving America

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To tell the truth I’m really not that in to writing. It’s too much like work. I don’t do work. I might chase a mouse or swat a fly now and again, but that’s about it. Of course I spend a lot of time preening. A girl’s got to take care of herself or no one else will, and I want to be taken care of. I was born to be taken care of. That reminds me, I should to have my nails done this week. Buckminster hates to have his nails cut. You need to have sharp nails to climb trees, he tells me. Right. Like I want to climb trees.

The State of the Street

There’s a neighbor cat, a street cat really. Tom, his people call him when he’s late for dinner which is fairly often. He spends most of his day chasing birds and comes…

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Loon Memories

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From Wild About Wildlife and Nature. We used to camp on Pleasant River Lake in northern Maine. It was cabin camping, so we had screens on the windows. We had propane tanks: a gas-powered refrigerat…

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Awakenings Fighting the Devil

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Ever feel like you are ‘fighting the devil’ – nowhere to turn, no end in sight? An Awakenings connection and interview with Jeannie Walker,

award-winning author of Fighting the Devil

See on www.awakenings2012.blogspot.fr

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American Classics

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Catnipoflife invites you to visit her sister site, Awakenings. Ah-h-h-h! The American classics – where would we be without them? Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet, all have their place among America’s iconic figures. From books to poetry to songs to movies and videos, each has its place among America’s favorites.

It was while I was visiting various blogsites that I was prompted to revisit the posting at Awakenings. Dicy McCullough’s post for the day was Braves’ Game: Favorite Thing #4. It brought back so many memories, especially of my late sister-in-law. She dearly loved the Braves. If a game was on and she had to go to the bathroom, the radio was right there with her! I have never known anyone as devoted as she. The sad part is she never did get to see a game live but she dutifully listened to their games.

With or without the baseball game, there is no better treat, at the table or on a picnic, than the all American hot dog. Whether grilled, broiled, boiled or fried, Chicago style, coney dog or your own home style, the feeling of biting into that ‘dog’ is all American!

Don’t know what to prepare for dinner tonight? Grab a hot dog! Give and receive a smile!

Added bit of Trivia: The hog dog is no longer just a ‘dog in a bun’. Numerous hot dog variations can be found state to state, across the nation, country to country and around the globe. Enjoy to their fullest!

What is your favorite ‘dog’?

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At the Heart of Awakenings

Do you have the right ingredients for a Patriotic fourth?  catnipoflife’s sister site Awakenings presents Prepping for the Fourth of July. Videos, music and more. . .

 

Remember Me! (Lizzie Palmer Supports Our Troops with a heart-rendering video already seen by over 31 million viewers! )

Pledge of Allegiance (Red Skelton, 1969, presents a VERY interesting ending!)

Star-Spangled Banner (7 yr old Rhema Marvanne marvels young and old with her dynamic voice!)

God Bless America ( The original FIRST broadcast radio performance of God Bless America by Irving Berlin as introduced by Kate Smith on November 10, 1938.)

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Inspiration: Evanescence

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The dissipating misty morning fog and the afterglow of dawn’s early light fade and gradually vanish from sight. Flashes of iridescent blue quickly appear as a dragonfly skims across the water and glistens in the sunlight. Morning glories stretch and yawn unraveling their splendor in early morning to all too quickly fade after only a few hours pleasure.


In the midst of it all lie remnants of an enchanting dream, perhaps even a nightmare, reflecting particles of hope within rainbow thoughts. At the end of day, the shimmering soft silver essence at twilight embodies a romantic mood as soothing as the mysticism of song.

Evanescence

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Between dawn and sunrise

Where time seems to stand still
The sun not yet visible
Ascends in slow motion until…

Sunlight scatters along the horizon
Where clouds catch the first rays of dawn
Erupting into a blaze of color
Only heaven could possibly spawn

Standing on the edge of silence
A sense of calm penetrates the soul
Hovering between darkness and light
Sheer magnificence to behold

Between sunset and dusk
Day’s last light seems to stand still
The sun barely visible
Descends in slow motion until…

Intense color splashes across the horizon
Where the sky catches the sun’s last rays
Illuminating a thin veil of haziness
Below the clouds that are now ablaze

A silhouetted figure lost and alone
Against the pending backdrop of night
Grasps the last red-orange rays of the sun
Fervently kissing the day’s twilight

With radiant images now past
The world becomes shrouded in gray
While the twinkling of night’s first stars
Engulfs the glories of the day

catnipoflife ©2012
Sharla Lee Shults

Lessons in the Evanescence from a Dragonfly

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“Don’t be afraid of the shadows, that only means there’s a light nearby.”
Evanescence

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