SUMMER’S HERE....July 12th

The JULY piece is true.  When we bought our smaller place, the people who owned it prior left some stuff in a closet.  We put the stuff in boxes out of the way.  Finally we went through it.  There were two older computer printers, key board and microwave that looked like it was no longer working, plus other stuff I did not want. Our trash collector took anything back then so we put the stuff out along with other things I did not think would even sell in the thrift store.  There were no cable wires for the printer or keyboard.  I was totally wrong. A man riding a bike stopped looked at the stuff; he pulled out a cell phone to make a call.  Five minutes later a car pulls up; he takes the printers and key board puts them in the car.  No sooner did he leave a pick-up truck stops and takes the microwave and a few other things.  No idea if anything worked but it wasn’t my problem. I’ve seen people stop along side of the road to look through people’s discarded stuff.  It’s so true that some people’s trash is another’s treasure.  I wrote the acrostic first SUNDAY 

piece about how I see myself this year doing a Staycation; as it’s only that way due to COVID-19 and being safe, I made up the word SAFECATION.  We’re staying home and being safe.  The second piece is an advice on standing up for your beliefs.  It is never easy pleasing everyone and you should not have to do so.  Please yourself, as I heard in a song once.  You are an individual not part of the herd; follow no one.  Today I reflected on the weather.  It’s another humid day and the dog days of summer don’t begin till July 22nd.  I guess these are the puppy days of summer. 

Today is EAT YOUR JELLO DAY; I’d rather just have Jello Shots. 

Until tomorrow....stay cool and stay safe. 

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     July 12....DAILY REFLECTIONS 

   Another day that temperatures will be

       hot and humid....there is chance of rain 

            this afternoon

Dogs day of summer don’t begin till July 

    22nd....perhaps this is the puppy days 

            then

Not sure why they call them dog 

      days....even a dog doesn’t like to be out 

            in the hot weather....or so I think 

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                       JULY 12th

            ©  Scottie-ann Murphy

Junk I placed out for the trash collector in 

          the morning 

    Unbeknownst to me people would stop to 

             rummage through it

         Little by little the pile of rubbish 

             disappears by noon

    

               You never know what someone       

                            considers treasure from 

                                  another’s discards 

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                         SUNDAY

               © Scottie-ann Murphy

Summertime this year, I am doing 

          Staycations 

Understand I have no problem, I’m just 

            staying safe

Needing a new word though I decided on 

                  Safecation 

Decision on what to do each day a 

           not a challenge 

And I’m finding Safecation interesting, so 

                 far

Yesterday it was patioville with a cooler of 

           beverages, snacks and a good book

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                       SUNDAY II

                ©  Scottie-ann Murphy

Stand up for what you believe at all times 

Understand not everyone will agree with 

        you

Never give up or into the pressure of others

Don’t allow anyone to walk all over you

And never doubt yourself and your beliefs

You are an individual, not part of a herd

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