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"Come on, ease on down,
ease on down the road
ease on down the road
Come on, ease on down,
ease on down the road
ease on down the road
Don't you carry nothing
That might be a load
Come on, ease on down,
ease on down,
ease on down,
down the road."
On Saturday….I caught a bug.
I catch it every summer…
I call it my “Must head West” bug!
On Saturday….I caught a bug.
I catch it every summer…
I call it my “Must head West” bug!
(best satiated by a camping trip….
but, alas, this weekend, it was not to be.)
The days are long & hot…..
The coolness of the mountains begin to call.
I know this will be waiting for me,
The days are long & hot…..
The coolness of the mountains begin to call.
I know this will be waiting for me,
less than an hour’s drive away:
Yes, that was how we spent our afternoon on Saturday.
(We LOVE visitors, too!)
“America the Beautiful”
O beautiful, for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
O beautiful, for pilgrim feet
Whose stern, impassioned stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
O beautiful, for heroes proved
In liberating strife,
Who more than self their country loved
And mercy more than life!
O beautiful, for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years,
Thine alabaster cities gleam
Undimmed by human tears!
Refrain:
America! America!
“America the Beautiful”
O beautiful, for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
O beautiful, for pilgrim feet
Whose stern, impassioned stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
O beautiful, for heroes proved
In liberating strife,
Who more than self their country loved
And mercy more than life!
O beautiful, for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years,
Thine alabaster cities gleam
Undimmed by human tears!
Refrain:
America! America!
God shed His grace on thee,
And crown thy good with brotherhood,
And crown thy good with brotherhood,
from sea to shining sea!
written by Katherine Lee Bates,
written by Katherine Lee Bates,
during a trip to Colorado Springs
6 comments:
Does David still bike? Or is he still spooked from his mountain-biking accident?
Pretty!! Makes me want to come visit. If only I had some money. :)
I dunna know, Brad. Dave, are you still spooked? ;-)
Tina-yeah.....gas prices are enough to make us all HAVE to stay put, except for the necesities, huh? Thanks goodness we can have a short visit in a week or so!
I didn't realize she wrote this song on a trip to in CO Spgs.
And the smell of those pine trees begin to call...
Kim,
Hoping you get to go there soon and 'cool down'. Looks so beautiful. Its funny me writing this feeling quite cool here in our winter and longing for summer!!
Hope Ruthies foot is getting better too.
Take care,
Anna
Isn't that cool, Jenica?
Anna-Ruthie's foot is much better. She is VERY hesitant to step anywhere hot w/out shoes, though, which is a good thing.
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