Weekly Photo Challenge

Ticket To Ride

sandyjwhite Family, Nature, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Weekly Photo Challenge Tags: 25 Comments

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‘All aboard’ he cried
Departure time’s nigh

Come rain or shine
We’ve mountains to climb

Chugging along
Sure and strong

Plenty of steam
To traverse that stream

Clickity-clack
Down the track

Past river and pine
All in good time

No hurry to arrive
Savor being alive

Like days of old
In the rush for gold

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My husband and I rode the
Durango & Silverton train
as part of our 30th anniversary
celebration. It was a wonderful
journey we had long anticipated.

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Inspired by Weekly Photo Challenge: Anticipation

Call Me Old-Fashioned (WPC)

sandyjwhite Autobiographical, Family, Nostalgia, Photos, The 1950's, Weekly Photo Challenge 15 Comments

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Nothing gets me in the holiday spirit
like pulling out my Christmas card list,
gathering up the stamps and address labels,
spreading my cards and envelopes on the table
and sitting down to send personal greetings
to friends and relatives.

When I was growing up in the 1950’s, we
always had a family Christmas card each
year. The cards traveled far and wide to
hundreds of people. There was a large
basket with holiday themed decorations
to hold the stacks of cards we received.

While I send far fewer cards today, I still
look forward to hearing back from people
and reading their notes scribbled inside.

 

WPC:  It’s Not This Time of Year Without….