The Dragonflies' Lair ~ Thread XXXX~

Soaring Feather and poets of the Lair | July 6, 2007 | Soaring Feather

[Soaring Feather]

My Dragonfly and Me

If I could be a Dragon Fly
and wing my way through the sky
I would never be shy
just me and my Dragon Fly!

By moonlight we ride the wind
chase the comets tail for fun
by day we would hide from the sun
our fragile wings would come undone

On darkest nights we would use
fireflies as our guide
we would dip and we would glide
through the heavens open wide
and scatter diamonds in the night sky
my Dragon Fly and me...

And we would wing past our lovers
silent in the night...
to kiss their face in our flight
much to their surprise and delight
my Dragon Fly and me in sight...

Such a view do we share
away up here in the air
of breezes soft through our hair
my Dragon Fly and me a pair...

bentfeather (c) 2002

[NY Attitude]

Thank heavens I have another so I could finish..That’s the first time I ever nicked one.

That could have been a real shocking experience.

[MEG33]

Bamboo grows like a weed in California..One had to have it carefully curbed or its roots just continually put up new shoots.

[Soaring Feather]

I will not be slashing and hauling shrubs today, my back aches. LOL

Whoa, you nicked an extension cord, whew!

[Soaring Feather]

Must be the warmer climate that allows for the growth of bamboo. TN is hot as the dickens.

[MEG33]

LOL..Indeed! I heard a crackle and immediately unplugged it from my trimmer. I was happy I heard it..It was only a knick but it got some wires.

[MEG33]

It probably could not survive sustained freezing temperatures..It’s a “takeover plant”..so I would never plant it where it could not be contained.

[NY Attitude]

The piece that I placed in the water has grown a lot of roots and leaves. I have not placed it in dirt, just water.

[Soaring Feather]

Doesn’t need dirt then I would guess. Gets all its nourishment from the minerals in the water.

[Soaring Feather]

You planted his supper.

[Lady Jag]

LOL! I've don't that. Did you feel as silly as I did when I nicked the cord?

[Lady Jag]

Did you know that China won’t let any other country own pandas. We are only allowed so many panda and they are all on loan.

[NY Attitude]

Weren’t 2 Pandas a gift to President Nixon because of his trip to China?

[MEG33]

Lake Waco probably went down a bit ..I let the hot shower hit my back a long time when I came in from working..I stopped working when it started hurting..

It would be wonderful to do it all at once..I am dressed for it..I am all sprayed with “OFF”, the tools are all out..but I just can’t last that long.

[Soaring Feather]

Yupper, I guess China is the only county the panda is native to. I remember when Nixon was president, they loaned us a couple of pandas. Caused a big flurry of panda lovers which continues to this day. I do like them a lot.

[NY Attitude]

Those Ben-Gay patches work well for me when I get a backache. They last about 8 hours. They are similar to the “Icy-Hot” patch that Shaq advertises.

[Lady Jag]

Correct. They're "Indian Givers".

Wow, I haven't thought of that term for 40 years!

Seriously, it's because they are so critically endangered.

At the present, there are licensing requirements and a ban on imports. Panda loans, if properly regulated, can be of tremendous benefit to conservation; however, bribes and illegal trade often override regulations.

Above is a snippet from an excellent article from Mandala Projects.

[Soaring Feather]

It is not good to push beyond one's endurance, especially with back pain. I want to clean my small kitchen floor, however, mopping just knocks me out. I bend my knees when mopping to take the stress of the small of the back, and nothing seems to work for very long. Some days are better than others for working I think. ;)
Oh a hot shower is sooooo good for back pain. I just lavish in the hot water for as long as it stays hot.

[NY Attitude]

LOL about the term “Indian Givers”. I haven’t heard that term in ages. The “Mandala Projects” made for interesting reading. Thanks.

[MEG33]

I was shocked! LOL ..not really but I did feel silly and I put it down as another learning experience..I am trying to keep from trimming off the berries on the Nandina and I get the trimmers in awkward angles trying to go around them..I waited too late to hard trim them back.They were still loaded with red berries and I kept putting it off..Next year I’ll trim by March 1st.

[NY Attitude]

Whirl pool or California Hot Tubs anyone?