A Day at the Lake is a Good Day, Even if it's Gray

(c)2023 Douglas W Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
United States
August 7, 2023 12:14pm CST
Even when it's humid and gray With thunderstorms on the way Along with hail and a twister Pray it won't be a disaster Puppies know when to seek shelter Sophie and I are in this together Ace will never know what hit The old boy will sleep through it And yours truly some writing will do While hoping tomorrow the skies will be blue. Yeah, I'm no Frost or Sandburg. All you can see of Sophie in the photo is her fluff-butt. She's hiding behind K's chair. We just go back from a walk. The air is so humid it needs to be wrung out before you breathe it. But, hey, I'm not sitting in staff and committee meetings on the first teacher workday of the new school year, and that's a big plus. What kind of a start is your week off to?
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
7 Aug 23
I hope that the hail and twister pass without causing any damages. Stay safe! It's 11 PM here and I am mylotting from my bed. Ready to fall asleep any time. It was a good Monday, like a regular one.
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
7 Aug 23
The forecast now says we have a heat advisory, a wind threat, a tornado threat, and a hail threat on top of the thunderstorms. I don't like it one little bit.
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@wolfgirl569 (135988)
• Marion, Ohio
7 Aug 23
Our week started with thunderstorms today
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
8 Aug 23
We had a doozy of a thunderstorm last night, with lots of wind. The tent campers in the next site had their tent and canopy blown down. They packed it all up in a hurry and left.
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
8 Aug 23
@wolfgirl569 I know how they felt. The same thing happened to us when we were tent campers on at least two occasions.
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@wolfgirl569 (135988)
• Marion, Ohio
8 Aug 23
@DWDavis I don't blame them for leaving
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@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
8 Aug 23
I started a big blast with my online stunts.
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
8 Aug 23
Oh no! What sort of stunts did you pull?
@JudyEv (382542)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Aug 23
We thought we'd lost the dog but hadn't so that was a very good start. I don't think the house-sitters would want to hear that we'd lost their dog.
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
8 Aug 23
It's good you found their dog. No, I wouldn't imagine they'd want to receive such news.
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@LindaOHio (222806)
• United States
8 Aug 23
Love your poem. Nothing much going on here. Will go out tomorrow for a doctor's appointment and dinner at Texas Roadhouse. Isn't retirement grand??? Enjoy your day.
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
8 Aug 23
I messaged a former colleague and asked her how her first workday went. She said it went well and asked me about mine, then typed "Ha Ha, That's right, you don't have workdays."
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@LindaOHio (222806)
• United States
8 Aug 23
@DWDavis Isn't it great?!!!
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@Neil43 (4521)
8 Aug 23
Such a lovely poem! You're such a good poet.
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
8 Aug 23
Thank you. I do get into the poetic spirit on occasion.
@jstory07 (148771)
• Roseburg, Oregon
7 Aug 23
so far the week is off to a good start. It is 76 outside and I did yard work and now I am in the house online.
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