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Who Are The People In Your Neighborhood, In Your Neighborhood, In YOUR Neighborhood?



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Today Abilene and I went for a walk in our neighborhood. There weren’t too many people around, but we found some flowers!

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Signs of Spring are starting to emerge everywhere in Houston!

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The bees were busy helping this tree!

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A little rain doesn’t have to keep you inside!

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Abilene found this random box on somebody’s curb.

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Did they think that someone else would sort their recycling?

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Someone stuck their Coke bottle into this tree. We wondered why…

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What did the tree ever do to them?

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In our neighborhood today, the moss seemed to be growing…

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Abilene checked the roots…

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…the roots were strong!

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The mud was muddy…

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And Spring is on it’s way!

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Who are the people in your neighborhood?

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Who I'd like to meet: Superman's Children, eco-warriors, truck drivers, persephone, roller derby queens, nurses, scientists, givers, priests, yogi, storytellers, people who don't know right now, playwrights, philosophers, people who are more visual, people who hop trains, performers, poets, seamstresses, activists, Spider-Man, kids, rangers, Snow White, dj's, massage therapists, people who work with their hands, bunnies, sportsracers, people who work in offices, dancers, baristas, artists, cleaners, climbers, Jeff's sister, Colbert, Skiers, Bikers, skaters, surfers, ani, people who are recovering, trees (and flowers), people who will die soon, gardeners, horses, Jolie-Pitt, soon-to-be mothers, margie's daughter, astronomers, people who are scared, girls who wear black and listen to the Smiths, cuffmakers, lambs, Miranda July, the man in the moon, Bono, people from 'round here, Obama...

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2 Responses to “Who Are The People In Your Neighborhood, In Your Neighborhood, In YOUR Neighborhood?”

  1. John Joseph says:

    This is very sweet: how often we don’t notice what is right around us, although children can show us!

  2. Grandma Carol says:

    How nice to walk in the rain! The flowers seem even brighter than on a sunny day!! They remind us to be thankful for little blessings in the middle of dreary times.

    p.s. Who would put a Coke bottle in a tree?

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