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Diane's avatar

One of the small beautiful things that we’ve been noticing this summer is how many fireflies there are! What a joy to see them, when they’re endangered by climate change.

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Jeanne Verity's avatar

I don't know this scent, but I know the importance and value of stopping, listening, hearing, smelling and enjoying the wonderful sights and sounds and scents of my surroundings. And ignoring (at least for the moment) the other sounds and scents. The ugliness and disgust of hatred and narcissistic power. I am trying to live in the moments of my life. To enjoy the glory that is my little world. I resist every second that I can, but again, I also must enjoy the small, exceptionally good things that surround my life!

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Dale Lawrence's avatar

The basswood blossom’s scent is summer’s finest. I didn’t know where it was coming from until not too many years ago. I just inhaled and thought it a benediction. I still do. Who can live without such sweet mercies as nature provides?

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Kevin Johnson's avatar

Trying my best in such trying times to follow the scent. Thankful for your words. Yes!!

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Mary Boverie Castro's avatar

Thank you!

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Cheryl Ellingson's avatar

One of nature's best scents!

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Marisol Muñoz-Kiehne's avatar

Sweet scents of summer,

sparring greed’s stench. Suffusing.

Mayhap sufficient?

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Linda Ogden's avatar

Linden trees are my favorite.

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The Haven with Kathryn Timpany's avatar

I love basswood trees!

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Mike Link's avatar

The stench of the Big Ugly Bill is permeating all our senses and spreading a cloud over our wonderful planet. Stench is often more powerful than the sweet scents we love. Out nation just took another giant step in the destruction of the nation that should be celebrated tomorrow.

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Barbara Theodorow's avatar

Love your writing. And recognition of these joys is our strength. Little joys lift us, while we watch the destroyers of loving principals sink lower and lower. The hate-filled life is no way to maintain longevity. Thank you!!!

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