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Linking up with Wordless Wednesday, BeThere2Day, and Sandee at Comedy Plus.
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Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and has become a moveable feast of word or picture or music prompts to encourage us to write stories, poems, or whatever strikes our fancy.
This month the words/prompts are supplied by River.
This week's words/prompts are:
1. on the run
2. belong
3. street
4. breakfast
5. tent
and this image:
Also Charlotte's colour of the month which is Orient Red for September.
It was dank, depressing and sad enough being On The Run, but to wake up to the drippy, dreary day with a leak in her TENT made it even worse than usual.
She'd realized rain was coming and tried to find a spot under a bridge, but the water found a way in anyway, it usually did. Water, she thought dully as she started out of her tent flap at the cars passing, splashing water in their wake, was essential and inexorably made its way wherever it wanted, no stopping it forever.
As soon as she felt the drops she got up and folded away her Orient Red blanket, the only pretty and colorful thing she really had left. She decided since BREAKFAST was probably not going to happen, she might as well pack up and go ahead and hit the STREETs.
It's hard to not BELONG anywhere, she thought, hoping she could keep going long enough to feel safe again someday. Until then, beg and travel and hope for a break that didn't break her again.
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It's National Wildlife Day in the US!
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Today is:
Animals' Day -- Curacao
Ceremony of Transformation through Anubis -- Ancient Egyptian Calendar (date approximate)
Eat An Extra Dessert Day -- internet generated, you have the WWW's permission to indulge today
note that some sites also list this day, instead of July 7, as World Chocolate Day, so celebrate either one!
Immigrant's Day -- Argentina
Ludi Romani -- Ancient Roman Calendar (through the 19th; a festival to Jupiter Optimus Maximus, also called Circensian games)
National Day -- Maldives
National Macadamia Nut Day
Newspaper Carrier Day -- US (anniversary of Benjamin Day, publisher of the New York Sun, hiring Barney Flaherty as the first newspaper carrier in 1833)
St. Ida of Herzfeld's Day (Patron of brides, widows)
St. Rose of Viterbo's Festival -- Viterbo, Italy (actual feast day of the saint is March 6)
Anniversaries Today:
Ford Motor Company introduces The Edsel, 1957
Birthdays Today:
Beyonce Knowles, 1981
Ione Skye, 1970
Mike Piazza, 1968
Damon Wayans, 1960
Judith Ivey, 1951
Tom Watson, 1949
Jennifer Salt, 1944
Mitzi Gaynor, 1930
Dick York, 1928
Paul Harvey, 1918
Henry Ford II, 1917
Richard Wright, 1908
Nigel Bruce, 1895
Daniel Hudson Burnham, 1846
Anton Bruckner, 1824
François-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand, 1768
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"Captain Midnight"(TV), 1954
"Beetle Bailey"(Comic strip), 1950
"London Calling"(Musical revue), 1923
"Adonis"(Burlesque musical), 1884
Today in History:
Romulus Augustulus, the last Roman emperor in the West, is formally deposed, 476
Edmund Halley, English astronomer, first observes the comet that now bears his name, 1682
The City of Los Angeles is founded in Bahia de las Fumas (Valley of Smokes), 1781
Robert Fulton begins operating his steamboat, 1807
Barney Flahery, age 10, is hired to be the first newsboy, by the NY Sun, 1833
Although he had demonstrated their use before, the first major lighting with electricity comes online as 400 bulbs are lit in offices on Spruce, Wall, Nassau, and Pearl streets in lower Manhattan by Thomas Edison, 1882
The last major US-Indian war ends with the surrender of Apache Chief Geronimo, 1886
George Eastman patents the first roll-film cameral and registers the trademark name "Kodak", 1888
Beatrix Potter first tells the story of Peter Rabbit, 1893
Comic strip "Beetle Bailey" first appears, 1950
The Ford Motor Company introduces the Edsel, 1957
Mark Spitz becomes the first competitor to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games, 1972
Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two students at Stanford University, 1998
A 7.1 earthquake strikes the South Island of New Zealand, causing widespread damage, 2010
Scientists announce the creation of a 'magic carpet' using optical fibers to help prevent elderly people from falling by detecting when unusual footsteps are taken, 2013
Archaeological remains of a Viking fortress from the 900s CE, the Vallø Borgring, is discovered in Denmark, 2014
A 400-year-old sunken Portuguese spice trade ship is discovered near the port of Cascais, Portugal, 2018
A Pew Research Center Study reports that a record 52% of 18-29 year olds are living with their parents due to the pandemic, 2020
The Blue Line, the first metro rail service to Lagos, Nigeria, begins running, cutting a typical commute from 2 hours to 15 minutes, 2023
I love your story, sad though it is, and hope that soon she finds herself in better circumstances.
ReplyDeleteEchoing River.
ReplyDeleteHalloween already? Our shops are full of Christmas goods.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Everything pumpkin is popping like crazy right now. Get your Halloween things soon before they put it away and get out Christmas. We wish they would sell holiday decor closer to the holidays only.
ReplyDeleteThose pumpkins are just incredible. How far am I drive by is now got there home grown ones in the front yard for sale.
ReplyDeleteIt comes around so quick roll on Autumn lol :-)
ReplyDeleteHave a scarytastic week 👍
We are getting a cold front on Friday! Happy day!
ReplyDeleteLove those pumpkins! That was a good story, sad, but good.
ReplyDeleteI'm ready for all and all it brings to us. Beautiful shot.
ReplyDeleteWhat a sad use of the prompts, but a reality for so many. Well done, but sad.
Thank you for joining the Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop.
Have a fabulous Wordless Wednesday. Hugs, my friend. ♥
Great pumpkins!
ReplyDeleteYou described her plight in such a graphic way, so sad.
For me, every day is "Eat an Extra Dessert Day!" A little paint goes a long way towards creating a truly unique pumpkin. Have a blessed day.
ReplyDeleteA sad story, but unfortunately the reality of life for too many:(. The colorful pumpkins are really very nice. That is quite the collection.
ReplyDeleteWoos - Misty and Timber
That is a sad story but too common in today's times. The pumpkins are lovely.
ReplyDeleteDismal story, but well written. I hope the fall paraphernalia will wait a bit; it's more summery now that it has been all summer ;)
ReplyDeleteLove those pumpkins!
ReplyDeleteLove the pumpkins. Such a sad story. XO
ReplyDeleteLulu: "Those pumpkins sure look happy about something!"
ReplyDeleteJava Bean: "Ayyy, that is a sad story and we see that sort of thing around us all the time these days! For a while, long before I was here, Mama and Dada had a temporarily homeless friend staying here for a few months. It's tough to get back on your feet again!"
Those pumpkins are awesome! Your story was sad. You certainly are a talented storyteller, Mimi.
ReplyDeleteFantastic and creative pumpkins photo ~ hugs,
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
clm ~ A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
I can't believe it's almost Halloween. Cute pumpkins.
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