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Weekly Photo Challenge: A Day in my Life

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 a post for the weekly photo challenge. (i tweaked it. hope you like it.) 

   “A Day in My Life by Argo, the rescued pup” 

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          The cage opened.

          Two small, soft human hands scooped me up and held me up with a laugh that sounded like clinking small bottles. He smelled of peanut butter jelly, milk skin and baby soap and never let go, tickling my neck and ears. A breath of fresh air, then two big, firmer human hands held me up in the light; big round brown eyes looked up my ears, paws, coat, tummy… don’t bring me back in that old place long ago it was cramped, crowded, hot, packed. Dry, dying.

       The big human hands carried me away and I could hear more human voices.

      The small human hands that smelled of peanut butter took me again and cradled me in the crook of his arm. The big human held his other hand and they walked. We all went inside a rumbling engine machine and rolled out. Endlessly. When we finally stopped, i opened my eyes to a stone path, grass, sunshine-colored walls that smelled of pine wood.

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        He rested me in his lap and somewhere I could smell human food. i licked some milky water and tasty, crackling cereals.

we went for a walk
then a run
it’s the first day of my life
with the little human who smelled of peanut butter jelly
& the rustle of leaves & falling flowers
followed us everywhere
my day

       We went for a walk, then a run, it’s the first day of the rest of my life with the little human who smelled of peanut butter jelly, my first outdoor trot, and the rustle of leaves and falling flowers followed us everywhere.

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This was culled from today’s  shoutout  and photos from Myra: “This is “Argo”.  We named him, inspired by the movie Argo.  Argo is an 8-month old,  male, red, purebred dachshund puppy we adopted last Palm Sunday from a dog rescue center in _ _ _ _ _ _, CA 100 miles from Los Angeles. He is one of three siblings rescued from a breeder because of unfit breeding facilities (overcrowding). It’s a lot of work house-training him, but he is adjusting well to his new home. … A puppy is J’s wish for his ___ th birthday… and also for working hard in his _ _ _ _ _ project  and his _ _ _ _ _ _ _( talent scholarship) program… (next set of photos)  Argo and  J’s walk. He calls it peanut butter jelly time! … Happy Easter!   ” (all photos by Myra Lambino).

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Renewal

         Wordpress Weekly Photo Challenge: Renewal

Photo by Myra Lambino

it’s a crab… crawling out of the cracks… of a rock…in her garden in spring, says Myra. but i’m on certiorari   mode and think  this should be a spider because … how can a baby red crab be nimbly clambering in the middle of Los Angeles city? but…  it’s her garden, she saw it,  and a hundred million miracles happen everyday in spring — it’s a crab that survived winter, cement streets, and giant, rubber tires whizzing by. This is our post for the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Renewal.

“The insect-youth are on the wing,

  Eager to taste the honied spring

  And float amid the liquid noon:

  Some lightly o’er the current skim,”          

                                        – Thomas Gray xxx

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Here’s      the model photo from     Weekly Photo Challenge: Renewal, shot by Cheri Lucas, who wrote: ” Renewal. This word conjures a variety of images, from bright blossoms to meditating monks. When I think of “renewal,” I think of starting a new job, arriving in a new city that’s ripe for exploration, walking through a new apartment with white walls, and taking a hot shower after a challenging day. I also recall a trip several years ago to the Lan Su Chinese Garden in Portland, Oregon, which is where I took the photograph above. This lone pink flower amongst lily pads makes me feel renewed, fresh, and ready for what’s to come.

      “I think of beginnings. Life. Opportunity. What images does Renewal conjure for you? Get creative. Think beyond the usual images (a sunrise, a birth). We want to see what else you can come up with.”