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Stranger Things in the Time of Corona

May 13, 2020 by jenniferpuryear | 40 Comments

 

I feel like I’m getting weirder in the Time of Corona. You? It’s a time for stranger things.

Yesterday my dog wouldn’t walk with me. She has grown accustomed to walking with my husband and me together, and she didn’t want him to stay behind. Really she HATED the idea of him staying at home. She and I made it about two houses down the road – unhappy the whole way – and then she dug in, looking back.

Well okay, Pepper. I’ll take you back and take my iphone on a walk instead.

This is what I saw…

The Walk of the Fire Hydrants

On the walk my dog wouldn’t go on, I saw fire hydrants in varying postures and positions with various attitudes and dispositions.

One stood straight beside a leaning tree,

 

 

 

one stood straight behind bars.

 

 

One stayed close to the news

 

 

while another trusted her own eyes, watching the world.

 

 

One found solace in a clinging vine,

 

 

one near a sheltering tree,

 

 

one embraced long experience,

 

 

another fortitude.

 

 

One really missed his friends while the other, so close, stood

 

alone, content.

 

 

One yelled,

 

 

while another whispered, and was also heard.

 

None wept – none, on my walk – but all had tears inside.

There are a lot of ways to be a fire hydrant in the world, to be ready to fight the fire.

 

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  1. Betsy Wills
    May 13, 2020 at 6:55 am

    Robust. Profound.

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  2. Alicia
    May 13, 2020 at 6:58 am

    You are fun. Embracing the weirdness and stranger things too xx

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  3. Mary Jo Shankle
    May 13, 2020 at 7:42 am

    Take care, neighbor! There is very little I am certain of these days, but I do believe that is poison ivy. Better take me with you on your next walk; I’ll meet you at the fire hydrant near my mailbox. xo

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  4. Louise
    May 13, 2020 at 7:47 am

    my FAVORITE post, ever!!! the poet in you.

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  5. Nancy Cheadle
    May 13, 2020 at 7:54 am

    You are a wonderful poet! I love the way you observe the world ❤️.

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  6. Eleanor Wells
    May 13, 2020 at 8:07 am

    This was a great way to start my day. Thank you for sharing your creativity.

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  7. Patricia Eastwood
    May 13, 2020 at 8:14 am

    Lolllol!!

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  8. Ashley Levi
    May 13, 2020 at 8:21 am

    Brave.

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  9. Brent
    May 13, 2020 at 8:27 am

    Nice photo journal

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  10. Jon Michael Duncan
    May 13, 2020 at 9:41 am

    Great images, all living and non-living have a purpose.

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  11. Jack Barnwell
    May 13, 2020 at 9:43 am

    Like Pippin, Pepper has a stubborn gene located somewhere on the double helix.

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  12. Heather Thorne
    May 13, 2020 at 10:17 am

    Brilliant! You have a creative way of looking at mundane items.

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  13. Vicki Horne
    May 13, 2020 at 10:58 am

    You are Not Crazy!!

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  14. Mary S Gambill
    May 13, 2020 at 11:32 am

    Really enjoyed this! Thank you….

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  15. Jennifer Ross
    May 13, 2020 at 1:25 pm

    So very clever. Loved this!

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  16. Lawrence Blank-Cook
    May 13, 2020 at 8:02 pm

    i am signing up for a walk too. Maybe we can get Pepper, Bentley and yes, little Watson out for a walk. Watson is 10 pounds and ready to take on ANYONE! xoxo

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  17. Vanessa Hickman
    May 14, 2020 at 5:47 am

    Only you, Jennifer

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  18. Anita Baltimore
    May 14, 2020 at 8:45 am

    Creativity is based on a different perspective. Glad you are exercising your talent for words and inspiration.

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  19. Stephanie Pruitt Gaines
    May 15, 2020 at 3:46 pm

    This would make a lovely children’s book! ❤️

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  20. Karlen Garrard
    May 16, 2020 at 1:58 pm

    So creative, clever, insightful! Love this— and you!

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