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I found some blue and yellow poking up through the brown leaves this morning.

To take a small break from the photos of ice and snow here in frozen Ohio, today I am participating in Mellow Yellow Monday, a new photo meme started by Drowsey Monkey . To view the photos of other participants and to join in the fun, click the butterfly badge at the end of this post. My choice for the first Mellow Yellow Monday is a photo of the daisies in my flower bed from last summer with lots of yellow centers. An obviously easy choice for me, don't you think? Because I don't like to miss the chance to add music to my blog in case someone reading this would like to dance, I have included a song for you here too. This is a special one for any old hippies who might be visiting here today. I bet you have already guessed the title of the song, haven't you? This is sung by Donovan.

Gabcast! Dancing With Daisy #40 - Yellow River Click the play button above to hear me read this poem. Yellow River Leaves rained down for days until the front yard was flooded drenched in color by a yellow river from the thunder cloud trees above With each gust of wind more leaves lapped at the edges of the flower beds and porch steps Frothy yellow waves billowed about Squirrels and little dogs first waded and then swam across it struggling not to drown not to be pulled under in the eddying swirls A rake parted the river like the raised rod of Moses channeling the leaves down to the street The curbs of the street, breaker walls, strain now to hold back the leaves The wind persists sending them back in yellow waves over the top over the top over the top of the too small concrete dam