{"id":89862,"date":"2012-06-01T13:12:10","date_gmt":"2012-06-01T17:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/89862\/dream-fishing-a-thematic-attic-piece\/"},"modified":"2012-06-01T13:12:10","modified_gmt":"2012-06-01T17:12:10","slug":"dream-fishing-a-thematic-attic-piece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/89862\/dream-fishing-a-thematic-attic-piece\/","title":{"rendered":"DREAM-FISHING (a Thematic Attic piece)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"font-family: Times;font-style: italic\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font size=\"5\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i148.photobucket.com\/albums\/s4\/barbkaus\/Waimea%20Valley%20Botanical%20Gardens\/Beginning%20May%2010\/Beginning%201-1-11\/HuntingtonandBolsaChica1-7-12050.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"5\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"6\"><strong>DREAM-FISHING<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"6\"> <\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font size=\"6\"><br \/>\n<\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font size=\"6\">Endless summer afternoons<br \/>\nwe spent at the river&#8217;s edge,<br \/>\nfishing poles in hand<br \/>\nand wearing straw hats,<br \/>\nso patient we were back then.<br \/>\nWe&#8217;d watch and wait for hours<br \/>\nfor the biggest fish to strike,<br \/>\njust summertime kids,<br \/>\nfreckle-faced and tan,<br \/>\nkids with nothing more<br \/>\nimportant to do<br \/>\nthan to catch those fish<br \/>\nand make big plans.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"6\"> <\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font size=\"6\"><br \/>\n<\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font size=\"6\">While on those lazy afternoons<br \/>\ndown at the river&#8217;s edge,<br \/>\nalmost all we ever thought about<br \/>\nwas just how big those fish would be,<br \/>\nat the end of the day,<br \/>\nas the sun began to sink,<br \/>\nwe&#8217;d head home with<br \/>\nthe fish we caught<br \/>\nknowing that the river held<br \/>\nmore fish than us kids<br \/>\ncould ever catch.<br \/>\nThere&#8217;d still be fish<br \/>\nthere in the morning<br \/>\nwhen we&#8217;d go<br \/>\nback there again,<br \/>\ndown at the river&#8217;s edge,<br \/>\nfishing for our dreams<br \/>\nand making even bigger plans,<br \/>\nalong with some fishing<br \/>\nwe&#8217;d do along the way.<\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font size=\"6\"><br \/>\n<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"6\"> <\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font size=\"6\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i148.photobucket.com\/albums\/s4\/barbkaus\/Waimea%20Valley%20Botanical%20Gardens\/Beginning%20May%2010\/Beginning%201-1-11\/Fishingsmall.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"6\"> <\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font size=\"6\"><br \/>\n<\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font size=\"6\">(c) barbara kausteklis 2011\/2012<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"6\"> <\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font size=\"6\"><br \/>\n<\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font size=\"6\">For CPC Thematic Attic\/&#8221;Summer Time is Water Time.&#8221;<\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font size=\"6\"><br \/>\n<\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font size=\"6\"><br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.friendburst.com\/blog\/89319\/thematic-attic-thursdaysummer-time-water\/<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"6\"> <\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font size=\"6\"><br \/>\n<\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font size=\"6\">I can&#8217;t even begin to believe that it&#8217;s June 1st<br \/>\nand that summer is right around the corner.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"6\"> <\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font size=\"6\"><br \/>\n<\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font size=\"6\">Thanks always for all visits and comments. <\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"6\"> <\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font size=\"6\"><br \/>\n<\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font size=\"6\">Big Hugs.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"6\"> <\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font size=\"6\"><br \/>\n<\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font size=\"6\">~barb~<\/font><\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DREAM-FISHING Endless summer afternoons we spent at the river&#8217;s edge, fishing poles in hand and wearing straw hats, so patient we were back then. 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