Timmy at the Auction (193/365)

"At sales every other toy looks simply worn, dilapidated, grubby. A bear looks lost and abandoned and desperately in need of a loving home."
-Helen Thomson

TIME: 10:48 AM
PLACE: Auction
SUBJECT: Teddy Bear

The husband and I went to the local  monthly auction today to check out a car they had up for bid.
We decided to give it a go.
After what seemed like forever, they finally made it over to the car and started the bidding – It quickly went way over my self-appointed maximum and we dropped out.
Oh well.
I did see this teddy bear on one of the wagons.
It was an exact duplicate of my childhood bear, “Timmy”.
Only this one had a lot more fur.

Temptation (247/366)

“Lead us not into temptation. Just tell us where it is; we'll find it.”

Sam Levenson (American Author and Humorist. 1911-1980)

TIME: 3:04 PM
PLACE:  Pool
SUBJECT:  Sign and teddy bear

Labor Day is also traditionally the last day the pool is open for the season.  It was overcast at noon when we went, but the sun came out about 2:30 for a final hurrah.  The kids swam while the adults pelted each other with splash balls across the pool.  The “enemy” even tried enticing our troops to their side with the promise of free adult beverages.  My cousin, Lisa, did not succumb to their empty offerings.