tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post4435265798291511630..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Poetry Friday -- Today's LessonMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-29461799609273851772016-08-01T20:16:32.934-04:002016-08-01T20:16:32.934-04:00'Persistence' indeed! Must. Be. Chicory. =...'Persistence' indeed! Must. Be. Chicory. =)Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-22414102416474855292016-08-01T11:14:21.623-04:002016-08-01T11:14:21.623-04:00Mary Lee, I just had to stop back to add that your...Mary Lee, I just had to stop back to add that your comment to Ruth on her Odysseus post was so touching! Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-70887679399224684892016-08-01T11:02:23.329-04:002016-08-01T11:02:23.329-04:00Ha! Love it. I think we have a new way to encourag...Ha! Love it. I think we have a new way to encourage our kids: "Be chicory!" Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-19889934229164593492016-08-01T07:04:19.377-04:002016-08-01T07:04:19.377-04:00Reminds me of the lawn dandelions! They get short...Reminds me of the lawn dandelions! They get shorter and shorter blooming. Resistant, insistent and persistent!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-15997132468474108232016-07-30T14:30:51.405-04:002016-07-30T14:30:51.405-04:00Chicory! It's the root we use for coffee-like ...Chicory! It's the root we use for coffee-like effects, isn't it? "They go low; we go high."Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06036227624587373356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-67606369210336624672016-07-30T11:34:44.768-04:002016-07-30T11:34:44.768-04:00Oh you sent me to investigate this one. We don'...Oh you sent me to investigate this one. We don't have these lovelies!Julieannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876141420632207823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-72085815337865333062016-07-30T09:36:41.214-04:002016-07-30T09:36:41.214-04:00I love it! They are such a beautiful color.I love it! They are such a beautiful color.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-11529269402110573232016-07-30T07:27:20.318-04:002016-07-30T07:27:20.318-04:00My grandmother always called these flowers cornflo...My grandmother always called these flowers cornflowers, maybe because they bloom around the same time the corn ripens. Whatever you call them, their persistence can't be denied!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-72895446006041690962016-07-30T06:32:34.753-04:002016-07-30T06:32:34.753-04:00Clever poem! Love the photo too.Clever poem! Love the photo too.Sally Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840326270568153356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-90326363200552827602016-07-29T23:04:47.984-04:002016-07-29T23:04:47.984-04:00Mary Lee, you created a wonderful #imagepoem. the ...Mary Lee, you created a wonderful #imagepoem. the photo is clear and full of verve while the poem holds a strong message. I hope you consider offering an #imagepoem for my summer gallery, Summerscapes.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-39406845674964860502016-07-29T20:25:39.162-04:002016-07-29T20:25:39.162-04:00Taking note! God bless these determined little bug...Taking note! God bless these determined little buggers. Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-40528925000989861802016-07-29T17:38:00.275-04:002016-07-29T17:38:00.275-04:00Love these resilient little flowers and your match...Love these resilient little flowers and your matching poem. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-7529802762402386912016-07-29T14:54:56.327-04:002016-07-29T14:54:56.327-04:00Wonderful lesson from small purple flowers (chicor...Wonderful lesson from small purple flowers (chicory, it is). Thanks for teaching me persistence and flower Identification (all on Poetry Friday). <br /> Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-9569664581471205412016-07-29T14:07:46.468-04:002016-07-29T14:07:46.468-04:00They are proof summer has arrived. :-)They are proof summer has arrived. :-)Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-79465202410214560932016-07-29T13:19:25.921-04:002016-07-29T13:19:25.921-04:00Keep blooming, Mary Lee! Love this lesson in pers...Keep blooming, Mary Lee! Love this lesson in persistence.mbhmainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12368641525885104669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-41517402644988630022016-07-29T12:02:34.831-04:002016-07-29T12:02:34.831-04:00A lesson for us, too? I am often in awe of the evo...A lesson for us, too? I am often in awe of the evolutionary qualities. Beautful, Mary Lee!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-25907187023073513962016-07-29T11:50:53.753-04:002016-07-29T11:50:53.753-04:00Love this, Mary! CleverLove this, Mary! CleverWhispers from the Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819098985292406065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-5172125754777708712016-07-29T10:43:29.179-04:002016-07-29T10:43:29.179-04:00Ooh, I like that!Ooh, I like that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-28285224389739588712016-07-29T09:47:25.484-04:002016-07-29T09:47:25.484-04:00Grinning. Grinning. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-34981439034248600762016-07-29T09:06:00.925-04:002016-07-29T09:06:00.925-04:00Ha! These lovely flowers are all over the place h...Ha! These lovely flowers are all over the place here in upstate NY - they are mown down by the side of the road one day...and gaily back (thought smaller) the next. That's the spirit!Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-83860251039666771392016-07-29T07:29:09.056-04:002016-07-29T07:29:09.056-04:00Love it, Mary Lee! Love it, Mary Lee! Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.com