A river ran by, a bird sang,memories came .....................letter P

A few days ago I went out in the morning and took something to the mail box. As I walked outside I could hear birds. It wasn't the pigeons that we see a lot of around here, it sounded more like Robins or Sparrows. I can't tell you the last time I saw a Robin but the sounds were ones I knew well. Just hearing the songs of those birds instantly took me back 50 years to a time when I was a young boy and we lived by the Portenuf River in Pocatello Idaho. Back then there were so many summer mornings that I would wake up to birds singing. I would look out of my window, through the thick green leaves of several trees, down to the river that ran by our house, just below.

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This picture is from somewhere along the Portenuf River and it could have easily been just two blocks to the North of where we lived.

Today as I was out running my 5 miles and I was without my Ipod. The battery had run down and without it I was left more aware of the sounds of the neighborhood than normal. About half way through my run I heard birds. Again I went back 50 years. I have had this happen at least three times this month. Seems like a good thing, however..............................

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Letter P books read and re read the last few years below.

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Powell, John ............ Unconditional Love
Powell, John ................ The secret of staying in love
Powell, John.................. Why am I Afraid
Powers, Lyall H. .The Portrait/ Lady,Maiden, Woman Heroine
Phillips, Bill ........... Body for life
Peale, Norman Vincent ......... The Power of Positive Thinking
Poe, Edgar Allan ......... The Raven and other Poems

Poe, Edgar Allan...........Complete Tales and Poems
Plato ................ The Collected Dialogues
Plato .......... The Symposium
Plato ........ The Republic
Parini, Jay ............... A Life of William Faulkner
Parry, Jay & Donald ............. Parables of Jesus Christ
Popcorn, Faith ........... The Popcorn Report

Pearson, Carol Lynn ................ Good-bye I Love You