And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
I hear a gurgling brook, the crunch of dried leaves beneath my feet, the wind in the trees, a loon yonder, the rising cacophony of quacking ducks as I come nearer to the fishin hole.
Thought the same earlier this week but farm pond was still froze and the river low and muddy. Patience…. Patience…
ReplyDeleteWhy do I hear the theme song from The Andy Griffith Show in the background?
ReplyDeleteYour comment makes me laugh!
DeleteI was thinking the exact same thing...
I hear a gurgling brook, the crunch of dried leaves beneath my feet, the wind in the trees, a loon yonder, the rising cacophony of quacking ducks as I come nearer to the fishin hole.
DeleteThat's from memory.
Looks like one happy kid.
ReplyDeleteA happy little chappy.
DeleteWhat a great picture. Makes me sad and happy at the same time.
ReplyDeleteMemories of a fleeting childhood. Seek repose in the satisfaction of having had a happy choldhood, even if only that.
DeleteNay, I want more than memories. I want that time returned in full.
Don't we all...
ReplyDeleteLet me go grab my bamboo pole and I'll join you!
ReplyDeleteWhere's his dog?
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