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Saturday, June 24, 2017. A May visit to the State Arboretum of Virginia. Yes, this post is a tad late. In May, we drove to Maryland for the annual Sheep and Wool Festival. My daughter and I spent a drizzly day walking, eating, caressing all the wool, and making friends with so many sheepses! It was such a treat! On the way back to the coastal plain of Virginia, we took the long, meandering route and quite unexpectedly discovered the State Arboretum.
While trekking back from my mountain Gorilla experience I came upon this mother and her baby resting in the potato fields. Around her others hoed the earth, turning back the rich red dirt. She sat and watched us pass by, curious but respectful. She proudly posed for a photograph. This land has captured me heart and soul. Each friend represents a world in us.
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Thursday, June 22, 2006. A Poem for Madagascar Horror. I sat down in the theatre,. As the lights dimmed, I sighed,. Was not at all like described,. The jokes were anything by humor,. The characters were crazy and barmy,. A useless waste of time,. I sat there in the theatre,. My father the only entertainment,. His snoring figure made a noise,. Or lions walking upright,.
8221; I gave her my classic look of skepticism. And so here I am.
Tuesday, February 17, 2015. I want God and the angels. To trample me in the dust. So I will have the opportunity. Please get me out of this hellhole. Run down by their spurs. I lie on my bed looking outside. Reminding me of the tea. I sip in my loneliness.