Her hair was like straw, a far cry from how it used to be. She no longer adorned it with dandelions. Nor did she wear clovers or ladybugs to make it grin with a certain visual poetry. No, a brush of dry, prickly, lifeless bristles was all that greeted his touch.
“Don’t worry, honey,” she whispered, cutting a faded tress. “We’ll bring our Summer back.”
And so they painted on the lush green grass with the remnants of her youth. Dewy dandelions and sleepy ladybugs. Clovers and sweet peas. Then the hedgehogs joined them in the sunlight, and they danced.
by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2021
unbolt me 
Love the whimsy of this! ❤
I actually spent part of my afternoon today playing in the grass with a hedgehog. ^_^
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OMFG! You’re so lucky! I got to see my first hedgehogs when I was in Ukraine a couple of years ago. They’re freaking adorable!
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Aw, they really are! ^_^
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And I never realised how small they could actually be either. Just makes ’em even more adorable. 🦔
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I tried putting ladybugs in my GF’s hair but she just screamed. 😉
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Yes, they don’t tend to thank you for that. 😛
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Sigh. The difficulties of an artistic life. 😉
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Hi Tony,
Love your turn on Mother Nature’s hair care.
Fun!
Gary
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Aw, thanks, Gary! 😊
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Have a great creative week, brother.
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Love
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😊
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This is lovely. How whimsical!
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Thank you! 🙂
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Love love love this!
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Thank you, CB! 😊
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So beautiful!
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Thanks so much, Deborah! 😊
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Thank you 😊! I loved that, so natural, so delightful. Coping Skills, perhaps??
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I think you’re right about the coping skills angle! Thank you so much for reading us! 😀
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I love this! 🌟
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Thank you, Susan! 😀
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Brilliant and beautifully imaginative. Well penned.
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Aw, thank you, Suzette! Thank you so much!
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Always a pleasure.
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