{"id":109225,"date":"2013-07-27T16:31:04","date_gmt":"2013-07-27T20:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/109225\/within-the-shade-of-summer-with-photo\/"},"modified":"2013-07-27T16:31:04","modified_gmt":"2013-07-27T20:31:04","slug":"within-the-shade-of-summer-with-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/109225\/within-the-shade-of-summer-with-photo\/","title":{"rendered":"WITHIN THE SHADE OF SUMMER (with photo)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i148.photobucket.com\/albums\/s4\/barbkaus\/Waimea%20Valley%20Botanical%20Gardens\/Beginning%20May%2010\/Beginning%201-1-11\/Beginning%209-14-12\/MuirWoodsetc2-21-11061signed_zps1b1ac1a7.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\" photo MuirWoodsetc2-21-11061signed_zps1b1ac1a7.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\">WITHIN THE SHADE OF SUMMER <\/font><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\"><br \/>\n<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\">On a summer\u2019s day when all is still <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\">and the temperature rising <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\">as the sun finds its way to noon, <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\">I come to this place that calls to me, <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\">where silence speaks most eloquently, <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\">where possibilities dance within the wind, <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\">beckoning my heart to dream with them. <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\"><br \/>\n<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\"> And as I listen carefully to the whispering leaves, <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\">nestled within the shade of the forest canopy, <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\">I sing along with the gentle song <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\">of graceful birds who have welcomed the dawn <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\">and whose soft melodies have accompanied my heart <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\">and my steps as I find this shady spot once more, <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\">a respite from the heat of the noonday sun, <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\">as I listen to the silence that the forest speaks. <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\"><br \/>\n<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\"> (c) barbara kausteklis 7-10-13 <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\"><br \/>\n<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\">Written for CPC &#8220;Wonderful Wednesday Has it Made in the Shade&#8221; earlier this month. <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\"><br \/>\n<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\">http:\/\/www.friendburst.com\/blog\/108255\/wonderful-wednesday-has-it-made-in-the-shade\/<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\"><br \/>\n<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\"> Thanks always for your visits and comments. <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\"><br \/>\n<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\">Big Hugs and Lots of Love. <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\"><br \/>\n<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\"> Barb K<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 WITHIN THE SHADE OF SUMMER On a summer\u2019s day when all is still and the temperature rising as the sun finds its way to noon, I come to this place that calls to me, where silence speaks most eloquently, where possibilities dance within the wind, beckoning my heart to dream with them. 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