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Joni B's avatar

What a month you lived! Thanks for sharing your sentences with us. Does reviewing them prompt you to look back on those moments with gratitude? That last one! Who is that old woman in my selfies? Yikes, she's me!

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Chris La Tray's avatar

They really do. Each one is like a little short story to myself.

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LC Macalla's avatar

I love how your mind darts between ardent political commentary and the adorableness of a fledgling chickadee taking a bath — the latter being the perfect counterpoint to the former. 🙏🏼♥️

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Chris La Tray's avatar

Thank you!

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KSC Hatch's avatar

That hummingbird. I love watching hummers have little aerial sword fights—such fierce little beings.

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Chris La Tray's avatar

So fierce!

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Sky Fusco's avatar

In case of emergency offer tobacco and let the spirits take over.

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Chris La Tray's avatar

🙏🏽

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Tarn Udall's avatar

Love this practice and it has inspired me to start my own. A month strong so far. And “pudgy” is a wonderful description of a bumblebee.

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Chris La Tray's avatar

I hope you feel comfortable to share a couple at some point!

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Danielle's avatar

Love these so much...

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Chris La Tray's avatar

💚

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WanderFinder's avatar

So glad I didn’t choose the self-bagging popcorn maker as a technology I would give up. It’s sublime, as is my egg maker that always makes a perfect egg.

(I think I would give up speed.)

These are wonderful as always. They were the first thing I read this morning and the not-calm before the storm will stay with me all day.

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Chris La Tray's avatar

💚

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David L. Moore's avatar

Basho would be proud of ya.

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Chris La Tray's avatar

High praise, David. Thank you.

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Patrick's avatar

Although this can never be a thing, I envy your hummingbird overload.

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Chris La Tray's avatar

It's been one of the best elements of the summer so far.

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bardontheroam's avatar

Love these, Chris. My favorite is "In case of emergency offer tobacco and let the spirits take over." Yes. I owe you a note ... it's been too long. Sending much love ~ Heather M

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Chris La Tray's avatar

❤️❤️❤️

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Jaihn's avatar

Continuing to explore + meet your marvellous-ness here. 2023_0720 is the best word sequence I've enjoyed in a long time. Cinematic Worlds unfurl, Billowing out! Ahhh I am glad I found all this. I love your Beauty-full writing. Thank You!

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Kathleen Rogers's avatar

Welp. You made me look up "roll coal," and now I'm sorry I did.

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Chris La Tray's avatar

Those dudes need to swallow some of that aggression. 🍕🍕🍕

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Freya Rohn's avatar

Ack, Les Schwab popcorn takes me back to summers in eastern Oregon on the road. And this: "A breathless reminder that relief may only be found from within." Trying so hard to remember that one. These are always such gorgeous, funny, poignant meditations to read. 💜

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Chris La Tray's avatar

Miigwech, Debbie.

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