The sun is sinking low in the sky above Ashokan.
The pines and the willows know soon we will part.
There's a whisper in the wind of promises unspoken,
And a love that will always remain in my heart.

My thoughts will return to the sound of your laughter,
The magic of moving as one,
And a time we'll remember long ever after
The moonlight and music and dancing are done.

Will we climb the hills once more?
Will we walk the woods together?
Will I feel you holding me close once again?
Will every song we've sung stay with us forever?
Will you dance in my dreams or my arms until then?

Under the moon the mountains lie sleeping
Over the lake the stars shine.
They wonder if you and I will be keeping
The magic and music, or leave them behind.

ashokan farewell:

Labor day..... I wish all who labor, a happy weekend...all the way to the 4th. OK!.... the whole year too!

TWO gross fact Wednesday's!... I think I might leave them both....... It did post!

It’s gross fact Wednesday again and I posted my post and lost it….. And I didn’t save it either so I could get it back. So this is the second gross fact post of the day and I think it lacks the curb appeal that the other post had… Oh well, here goes……

Every year, parks in London alone are doused in one million gallons of dog urine.

Do you think this only happens in London?…….

Several well documented instances have been reported of extremely obese people flushing aircraft toilets whilst still sitting on them. The vacuum action of these toilets sucked the rectum inside out.

(It’s documented!)

It is possible to cough your guts up.

One of the most difficult items for sewage works to handle, as it is insoluble, yet fine enough to pass through most filtration systems is …. (Every month Thames Water removes over a ton of this substance from its water treatment plants, whereupon it is taken away to a landfill site and buried). You guessed it - pubic hair. (No not PUBLIC hair… PUBIC)

And one last History gross fact:

Henry II was murdered by his homosexual lover, who pushed a red hot poker up his rectum.

Well what do you know?… That had to hurt before the end came….

Today is Gross fact Wednesday!…. And I’m sure that’s what everyone was really waiting on. So here goes……………

What is one of the most difficult items for sewage works to handle, as it is insoluble, yet fine enough to pass through most filtration systems? (Every month Thames Water removes over a ton of this substance from its water treatment plants, whereupon it is taken away to a landfill site and buried). You guessed it - pubic hair.

And another gross fact that I have to include…..

Every year, parks in London alone are doused in one million gallons of dog urine.

Do you think this is just London parks?……..

Now have you ever thought about gross things from long ago?…. Get a load of these 600 year old gross facts….

Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw, piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the dogs, cats and other small animals (mice rats, and bugs) lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof-hence the saying "It's raining cats and dogs."

Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with a high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning and death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.

Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May and still smelled pretty good by June. However, they were starting to smell so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor.

Now one last gross fact…….

Parasites count for 0.01% of your body weight.

Ok I can’t help it…. ONE MORE… and this is called a history gross fact…..

Henry II was murdered by his homosexual lover, who pushed a red hot poker up his rectum.

And that concludes today’s gross fact Wednesday…….. I don’t know about yall but my stomach feel a bit upset…