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Fruits of the Oak

Acorns wearing cute little caps Hoarded by squirrels during cold snaps 11~17~14 Contest: Crystalline Sponsor: Rick Parise Syllable Counter Used: How many syllables - 8 , 9 ~awarded 10th place~

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Faye Gibson

Date: 11/28/2014 9:53:00 AM

Love the humor and cuteness in this, Jan. Congratulations.

Jan Allison
Date: 11/28/2014 9:54:00 AM

Thanks so much Faye:-) hugs Jan xxx

Hija De La Luna

Date: 11/25/2014 4:36:00 AM

i love the scene you wove, Jan! Congratulations!!

Jan Allison
Date: 11/25/2014 6:34:00 AM

Thanks so much Hija:-) hugs Jan xx

Brenda Meier-Hans

Date: 11/24/2014 2:08:00 PM

Congratulations on your win with this cute Crystalline Jan. XOXO

Jan Allison
Date: 11/24/2014 2:10:00 PM

Thanks so much Brenda nice to be back on the winners list:-) hugs jan xx

Sara Kendrick

Date: 11/24/2014 10:10:00 AM

I see your name is on the winner's list..It was awesome to see it there..Creative work needs a congrats..Sara..I like the flow of this one..

Jan Allison
Date: 11/24/2014 11:05:00 AM

Thanks so much Sara i do appreciate your lovely comment:-) hugs janxx

Rob Carmack

Date: 11/24/2014 9:44:00 AM

Congrats Jan. It seems you are a hugger, so xxxxxxxx.

Jan Allison
Date: 11/24/2014 11:04:00 AM

Thanks Rob:-) hugs jan x

Rhonda Johnson-Saunders

Date: 11/24/2014 9:43:00 AM

Adorable, Jan...congrats!! :))

Jan Allison
Date: 11/24/2014 11:04:00 AM

Thanks so much Rhonda:-) hugs Jan xx

Rajat Kanti Chakrabarty

Date: 11/24/2014 8:37:00 AM

Hoarded by squirrels during cold snaps- its a real great line. etched in my brain.Congrats <\>>>>rajat

Jan Allison
Date: 11/24/2014 11:03:00 AM

Thanks so much Rajat:-) hugs Jan xx

Reason A. Poteet

Date: 11/24/2014 6:25:00 AM

a darling picture you paint here, Jan. congratulations.

Jan Allison
Date: 11/24/2014 7:42:00 AM

Thanks so much Reason:-) hugs jan xx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 11/23/2014 10:25:00 PM

I am so glad this cutie made the top ten, Jan. it deserved to be on the list! congratulations.

Jan Allison
Date: 11/24/2014 12:56:00 AM

Thanks Andrea:-) Hugs jan xx

Joseph May

Date: 11/23/2014 5:55:00 PM

Congrats on the win Jan

Jan Allison
Date: 11/23/2014 6:09:00 PM

Thanks so much Joseph:-) Hugs Jan xx

Robert Stoner Jr

Date: 11/23/2014 4:25:00 PM

Congratulations back at ya Jan, well done

Jan Allison
Date: 11/23/2014 4:29:00 PM

Thanks so much Robert:-) hugs Jan xx

Sandra Haight

Date: 11/23/2014 3:37:00 PM

Congratulations, Jan! We love watching our squirrels do this. Nicely written. Hugs, Sandra

Jan Allison
Date: 11/23/2014 3:41:00 PM

Thanks so much Sandra:-) hugs jan xx

Kayod5 Kayode

Date: 11/23/2014 1:46:00 PM

Congrats Jan on your win that stems from power of observation and communicatuon; I must say I fall for this image here, brilliant! Huggs

Jan Allison
Date: 11/23/2014 2:00:00 PM

thank you so much for the lovely comment Kayod5:-) Hugs Jan xx

David Mohn

Date: 11/23/2014 12:47:00 PM

Glad to see your cutey made the list Jan...congrats and thanks for the sweet comment on mine as well :)

Jan Allison
Date: 11/23/2014 12:50:00 PM

Thanks David I was glad to place in his contest for the first time:-) I've loved reading the winning poems - so much said in so few words:-) Hugs Jan xx

Paul Callus

Date: 11/19/2014 4:49:00 PM

Hi Jan...I love squirrels and I like to see them carrying things in their hands. Every time we go abroad we nearly always encounter some and many of them are quite tame. (one of them went after Sheila's crisps!). hugs // paul

Paul Callus
Date: 11/23/2014 1:31:00 PM

Congrats on your win, Jan. Mine was left out in the cold!

Jan Allison
Date: 11/19/2014 6:18:00 PM

I've not seen one for many many years Paul - we have none on the Island:-( hugs Jan xx

James Fraser

Date: 11/19/2014 3:26:00 PM

So cute Jan, love it. Good luck with little furry piece, James :) xx

Jan Allison
Date: 11/19/2014 6:16:00 PM

Thanks so much James:-) hugs Jan xx

Liam Mcdaid

Date: 11/19/2014 4:54:00 AM

love the picture this drew for me jan excellent pen

Jan Allison
Date: 11/19/2014 4:57:00 AM

Thanks so much Liam:-) Hugs Jan xx

Rajat Kanti Chakrabarty

Date: 11/19/2014 4:50:00 AM

Hoarded by squirrels: great. I can see the squirrels. Love and take careXXXX RAJAT

Jan Allison
Date: 11/19/2014 4:55:00 AM

thanks Rajat - we have no squirrels here on our Island its purely based on from when I was a child:-) hugs Jan xx

Shadow Hamilton

Date: 11/19/2014 1:35:00 AM

great Jan so simple yet enthralling gl in contest hugs

Jan Allison
Date: 11/19/2014 1:59:00 AM

Thanks Shadow:-) hugs Jan xx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 11/18/2014 11:24:00 PM

I agree with Carolyn. This is simply adorable!! Love david's comment "nutty entry" hahaha.

Maurice Yvonne
Date: 11/19/2014 1:23:00 PM

Can I watch?

Maurice Yvonne
Date: 11/19/2014 1:21:00 PM

Why don't you two get a room?

Jan Allison
Date: 11/19/2014 1:59:00 AM

Guess you guys have it sussed - I am simply nuts lol:-) Seriously - thanks for the lovely comment:-) hugs Jan xx

David Mohn

Date: 11/18/2014 9:26:00 PM

I like your cute slant on this Jan...good luck on this nutty entry

Jan Allison
Date: 11/19/2014 1:57:00 AM

lol thanks David:-) I try to do something different but my hubby wondered if I had gone nuts when i penned this as its not really about the tree - only time will tell if the judge agrees:-) hugs Jan xx