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Sedated I want to be Somewhere over the rainbow Dreams above the churning waves of the ocean Against clouds illuminated by the storm Embracing to clear skies Lit by the diaphanous moon . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Topic- Dia Jade Pic- Barbara Kausteklis Pic guesses: Diaphanous moon (in blog), Rise, Dreams (in blog), Night light,

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Rrrrrnng! I look down at my cellphone. A number I don’t recognize. DECLINE! Turtle, remind me to block the number. Aye! Aye! Captain! Rrrrrnng!! Again? Oh...Kathryn. “Yeah. I think I’m about done...Got the two trail loops done I wanted. I’m deciding now if I want to hit the beach for some more shots...what’s that? Can’t get the TV show to work? You’re going to blow our data limits doing that. Besides, it isn’t what we came to the beach for...I should be back in an hour or so...Yeah, I should be all right on water until I get back. See you in a bit.” Used to be one could take a walk like this with no interruptions. Now, of course, we have to be tethered to the shepherd 24/7 with our exact locations. It makes me want to breakaway . I can see it now. “Runaway retired sheep lost in the marsh! Couldn’t take the surveillance!” Gotta remember the new phone goes into the pocket screen out. I’ve already butt-dialed two people this morning. Maybe that belt clip would be

They sat on the sand contemplating futures as the full flow of the tide covered their bare feet. The sun dipped below the gray line clouds at the waters edge. “ I can see for miles and miles ,” she said. “The trawler on the horizon is where my heart lies.” “Yet, I am here”, he replied. “Yes, you are and I have a place in your heart. But my spirit must remain free.” The sweet voice echoed in his ear as she leaves. With a sigh, he opens the cooler and pops a cold one. “God is great, beer is good and people are crazy.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Topic- Colleen Keller Breuning Pic- Sallon Newlove Pic guesses: Entwined, Up in the Air, Cupid’s Gallery, Make a Wish, Hearts at Sunset, Jump, Floating.

Tooling down the highway In a stretch limousine Tell the driver to pull off To get some caffeine We were waiting For the line to flow forth An advert looked back For a nudist resort Driver went to the head I sipped hot liquid And wondered what That place would have listed Too much sun Too much drink Nekkid people frolicking A communal sink. Amenities shown With attractive ladies You can’t pray a lie, I found that out. None were liabilities. Too much flesh To be under the sun Too much information To be such fun. “How far is this place?” I asked the driver with a pout He caught me by the arm “Three miles due south” Another adventure? I thought with a smirk As I piled into The back of the Merc Oh, why not? My driver agreed. It would be lark Being all freed. A small white sign Sat at the drive Pointing through the woods Where we should strive. And strive we did Roostertail in our wake To have our skin Marvelously baked. Without prompting Our shirts levitated As our hopes Would

“Honey! Do you know where the camping box is?” “Out in the storage shed where you left it last, Dummy.” Yeah, Yeah. I knew that would be the answer. It’s a week until we leave and I want to make sure I don’t have any surprises. There have been too many trips with a hammer missing or the propane bottles were empty. It’s best to treat each trip like a new beginning , a fresh start. Like I had not done this a thousand times between family and scout trips. The storage bins are more or less organized from last time. There’s the gazebo. Need to rig up some better hangers to go on the inside, but it worked great the last time. A few coat hangers are willing to make a sacrifice to the greater good. The new lanterns are tested and they work. The coffee maker needs cleaning. Same with the picnic basket, although everything was clean when it was put back. Still have to work out the new Wapiti car top carrier. Never seen one quite like it, black with white elk silhouettes on the sides.