Hazelnut

Hazelnut

© by Bud Lemire on Sept 5, 2018

I love to travel back in my memory, to when I was a kid

And think of all the things, that as kids we did

One was picking Hazelnuts, at Pioneer Trail Park one day

You had to wear gloves, to keep their bristles away

They were on the outside of the Hazelnut, when you pick

They'd get all over your hand, and they sure would stick

Pull off the green skin with the pickers, and the nut was there

It tasted so very good, you almost didn't want to share

Yet there were enough Hazelnuts, to go around

Some of them were seen, lying on the ground

Corylus Cornuta, or the Beaked Hazelnut as it is known

Looks like a beak or horn, wherever it is grown

It prefers the sun, yet tolerates some shade

It's taste is so great, you really have it made

It's a shrub, that grows close to 10 feet

All I know for sure is, they sure are good to eat

Depending on where you are, the nuts will be large or small

But if you're nutty like me, you will love them all

There are two kinds of Hazelnuts, The American and the Beaked kind

They are also widespread in Europe and Asia, you will find

Some call them Filberts, or the Cob Nut as well

You find them with the Mixed Nuts, and they always sell

It was the Beaked Hazelnut, that we had around here

We'd peel the husk off, grinning ear to ear

We'd wear gloves, so those picky hairs wouldn't get on either hand

This was a wonderful childhood memory, I thought it was grand

Back in the 60's, Dad would take us way in back of Pioneer Trail Park

and they had the Beaked Hazelnuts there. We'd wear gloves and pick

them. Bring them home, and sit on the back porch peeling them.

Many times we'd eat a nut or two while we peeled, but we had to

make sure we had all those bristles from the skin off our hands.

Those were the good old days. Anyone else ever pick Hazelnuts?

Perception Changes

Perception Changes

© by Bud Lemire on Aug 18, 2018

Have you ever noticed, how your perception changes over time

While the things remain the same, they seem different to your mind

Something that you had read in a book

Now seems to have a different outlook

Something you watched on TV, years ago

Seems so different, that what you use to know

The book and the TV show didn't change, it's true

Your perception in life, changed all that you knew

You may meet up sometime in life, with a childhood friend

They aren't quite the same, as you you remembered them then

Maybe you changed, maybe they did

Yet you know they were different, when you were a kid

Life and our journey, changes us through the years

Experiences and time, and the many tears

We tend to view things, in a different way

It happens little by little, almost every day

I think of it as a learning experience, that we go through

We grow to be better, with everything we do

You may have noticed, your perception changes over time

You're not imagining it, it's the growth of your mind

As you move in time with the Universe, your views will

see things differently than they once did. If you wrote

down your views and feelings in a journal or diary as a kid, you

would see as an adult, your views and feelings have changed.

Now you look at that same thing as an older adult, and your

views on it have changed again. It's true, Perception Changes.

Golden Rod

Golden Rod

© by Bud Lemire on Aug 22, 2018

Golden Rod is strongly in the air once more

Behind my eyes, in my head, making me feel sore

Why do you pick on me, Golden Rod

Making me feel sore, on all parts of my bod

Down there by the water, I didn't know that was you

In fact I didn't realize, all the things that you could do

You're nasty, and got my eyes a itching

I don't mean to be doing this bitching

There's rag weed, and so much more

Making my nose run, and my eyes sore

I take a pill for allergies, every day

Hoping they can keep, the allergies away

By the time night comes upon me

My eyes itch and water, and it's hard to see

Sometimes I'm blowing my nose so much

It gets very sore, and is hard to touch

One time there was Golden Rod, in a picture that I took

When I'm in the kitchen, I sneeze when I cook

Be careful of Golden Rod, you have allergies

Grab a tissue or hanky, because you'll start to sneeze

I never realized all the sneezing that Golden Rod can cause.

But it could be other things around here as well that is a

combination and causing me to sneeze. Achoo! Yes, it's

that time again.

Terry's Double

Terry's Double

© by Bud Lemire on Aug 25, 2018

It happened one day, while I was at the U. P. State Fair

I couldn't believe my eyes, I couldn't help but stare

It couldn't be my brother Terry, he had passed away

Yet there was his double, on this certain day

Holding a camera, taking a picture of a camel there

He wore a cap, one that Terry would never wear

And his shirt, was one I could picture Terry wearing

I took a picture, because it's not polite to be staring

I wanted to say something, but I couldn't talk

It seemed that my whole body, was in a state of shock

I know my brother Terry passed, who who could this man be

So many questions, started to come to me

They say everyone has a double, maybe it is true

If this happened, what is it you would do

Would you have found, there was something to say

If you saw someone, who you knew had passed away

There standing before me, was an image of someone I knew

And yet it wasn't him, so what else could I do

Terry loved to spend his time at the Fair

After he passed, I never thought I'd see him there

There at the Petting Zoo, by the Camel at the U. P. State Fair 2018,

I saw a man who looked like my brother Terry. He had a flat cap on,

like my Dad use to wear, but his shirt was like one Terry use to wear.

He was taking a picture of the Camel with his camera. I was amazed

at the resemblance to my brother Terry. I should have said something.

All I could do is stare at him as he watched the Camel. I took a picture

to capture the moment. I wished I would have found out who this man

was who looked like my brother Terry. He might have been a relative.

It is amazing the things you'll see at the Fair.