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A Hearty Dandelion

In a sliver of a crack in the sidewalk up thrusts a hearty dandelion it asks for no quarter nor gives a hoot about equality or democracy Watch it survive ~ even thrive

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Date: 7/16/2025 4:37:00 PM
love the subtle comparison here to perhaps a homeless person who's lost his/her will to live. Faving.
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Date: 7/16/2025 3:02:00 PM
And we can eat them! A lesson in resilience.
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/16/2025 3:23:00 PM
Hadn't even thought of that, Joe. Thanks.

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