Daydream Believer

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Oh I could hide more often than not, now on a positive note why? Life ain't easy, but it's never that bad either really is it?

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We wake up each morning with a song in our head or the birds singing joyfully outdoors greeting arrival of dawn, fills us with notes of passionate anticipation of what to enjoy, not what to dread.

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Fondness for yesteryear seldom leaves us, yet desire to explore more in anticipation we look forward, when people put you down, get up, dust off keep moving. Our infatuation with so much happening clogs our minds, change stimulates suspicion toward the unknown which most are noticing right now.

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Many feel the foreboding, ever looming negative vibes happening, push away from media news streams, make our surrounding what we want, dictators are merging in so many ways we have to be strong and stick together.

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Male Vervet Monkey - Females Stick Together Protecting, Teaching The Young.

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Our world needs more upbeat songs, teamwork, collaboration to rid the negativity being smeared currently, no matter where we go or what we do we are under a constant watchful eye by someone....

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It's not good, learn to live with it, put suggestions below of how you overcome negative vibes through music! I want to hear your happy songs that bring you the feeling of being alive, within the moment in a positive way.

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Silver brigade or slightly younger, we had great times.... Time is now to share, our parents came through a massive depression worldwide, world war two, changes all around in each country, history tells us we the people are stronger together.

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Starting the weekend on a positive note, a little walk down memory lane to get into the mood to have a fruitful weekend in whatever you do.

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Songwriter John Stewart who wrote 'Daydream Believer' by the Monkees, with Davy Jones singing the lead. Released on record : "The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees" released 1968.

Lyrics - Source: Musicmatch

Daydream Believer
By The Monkees

Seven-a
What number is this, Chip?
Seven-a!
Okay, know what I mean, don't get excited man
It's 'cause I'm short, I know

Oh, I could hide 'neath the wings
Of the bluebird as she sings
The six o'clock alarm would never ring
But it rings, and I rise
Wipe the sleep out of my eyes
My shavin' razor's cold and it stings

Cheer up, sleepy Jean
Oh, what can it mean
To a daydream believer
And a homecoming queen?

You once thought of me
As a white knight on his steed
Now, you know how happy I can be
Oh, and our good times start and end
Without dollar one to spend
But how much, baby, do we really need

Cheer up, sleepy Jean
Oh, what can it mean
To a daydream believer
And a homecoming queen?

Cheer up, sleepy Jean
Oh, what can it mean
To a daydream believer
And a homecoming queen?

Cheer up, sleepy Jean
Oh, what can it mean
To a daydream believer
And a homecoming queen?

Cheer up, sleepy Jean
Oh, what can it mean
To a daydream believer
And a homecoming queen?

Cheer up, sleepy Jean
Oh, what can it mean-

If you wish to hear the song on YouTube, not an LP I purchased, oldest brother did....
The Monkees - Daydream Believer (Official Music Video)

Rest in Peace David Jones, Peter Tork, and Michael Nesmith, you left happy impression, priceless memories listening to this song once again.

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All photography is my own using a Canon PowerShot SC730 HS, resized for easier loading, writing is my own.

Thought for Today: "Examine what is said, not who is speaking." - African Proverbs

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What a song, what a band and what a post.

It is funny as I just made my post and I had mentioned the jungle in Africa. I used to have monkeys living in my trees,and this post has brought back those wonderful memories!

!LUV

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I shall have to go and read your 'jungle adventure', living with the monkeys going through the garden daily these are all taken in my jungle !LOLZ

We did have sum amazing bands when we were young, every so often a song pops in my seeing something.... now to try get it out!

!LUV and thanks for visiting have a fab Friday!

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hehe yes it is a bit of an earworm now, but a good one!
Monkeys are cute but cheeky buggers!

Enjoy your weekend Joan
!PIZZA
!LOLZ

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Ha ha got you for once, a song that goes round and round....

Cheeky little buggers often pop their head over the roof to peek into my study, check out what that other animal is up to 🙃

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I shall have to go and read your 'jungle adventure', living with the monkeys going through the garden daily these are all taken in my jungle !LOLZ

We did have some amazing bands when we were young, every so often a song pops in my seeing something.... now to try get it out!

!LUV and thanks for visiting have a fab Friday!

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Hello @joanstewart

This is @tengolotodo and I'm part of the Silver Bloggers’ Community Team.

Thank you for sharing your excellent post in the Silver Bloggers community! As a special "token" of appreciation for this contribution to our community, it has been upvoted, reblogged and curated.

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The monkey looks very cute,
I like monkeys.
thanks for sharing

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You know, it seems like we are moving from how life worked for thousands of years quicker every second. The monkeys you captured so beautifully are a perfect metaphor for what we are losing. We have talked about this in so many of our other comments, but we are losing older generations' wisdom at an alarming rate. Soon, thousands of years of experience and wisdom will be gone forever because (i) our life is changing so fast requiring new skills, and (ii) because the young did not go through the trouble to learn from the old nor to write it down. Then something will happen and we will need to return to the older days' way of living and the old souls will laugh from their graves as the young modern people who did not want to listen suffer from their own hubris.

Sorry for the very depressing comment on such a nice post! But I know you will understand.

Keep well and hopefully these monkeys did not steal too much fruit from your garden!

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Monkeys had 99.9% of the Guavadillas, not a problem they enjoyed eating as I enjoyed watching them. Now the Num-Num (Natal Plumb) starts coming into season, each season offers different berries in the garden, then of course they take over on the bird seed feeder....

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You are right in your sentiment, here the animals teach their young, our youth in many ways are losing a lot of knowledge. Hopefully soon this will change, realization they do need to know how to plant to eat.

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Do you use the num-nums? (In jams and stuff like that?) There are a couple of bushes where I live and I have always wanted to do something with it.

So true, hopefully, it will happen in time. As things are looking bleak.

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When you are fortunate enough perhaps a nice jam, never enough here with the monkeys eating most everything that grows. Now I wait and watch my chili bush see what they do with that !LOLZ

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Oh that is a great idea! Maybe plant other peppers between the chilies, they will probably leave them alone once they realize they burn.

Such a shame. But the same here. Never had a gooseberry harvest after the birds and squirrels found out how delicious they are.

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Only berry I got to enjoy that the monkeys did not identify as edible at the time, very few but super tasty.

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They make the best jams though. Naturally high in pectin. I miss the days when I could pick buckets full of them! I have had some success when I let the weeds grow underneath the plants. It hides the gooseberries that fell to the ground.

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Happier in Cape with growth, worthwhile planting a few and getting them going once again.

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For sure. They grow like weeds in my garden and I can capitalise on their growth.

Sorry for only replying now. Had a hectic couple of weeks in which I traveled a couple of provinces!

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Hope you had a good break and ready to tackle the next round.

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Thank you so much! According to the schedule, I need to write about 50 000 words to finish the PhD. Hopefully I can do it. I hope all is well on that side!

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Lot of writing ahead of you, good luck!

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For sure! Going into academia you must prepare yourself for copious amounts of writing.

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Writing is a major part of preparation, old days many typists earned a living preparing for the students, now everyone has their own computer of laptop to do it themselves.

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Infinite amounts of copies. Same with photography, previously you were restricted to a couple of photographs on a film. Now, you can basically take infinite amounts of photographs. There is something nice in that, my writing style is basically rewriting something over and over again. So doing that on a typewriter is not optimal. But you lose the ability to make nice notes with hand written notes and so on.

Sorry again for only responding now. But I am home now, things will settle down.

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Still to this day enjoy my diary right next to me, although most work done on computers the hand written keeps tabs or jot down ideas. Have a great weekend.

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Exactly, same here. Always somewhere notes of mine on random pieces of paper. Thank you and I hope the new week is wonderful!

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Our infatuation with so much happening clogs our minds, change stimulates suspicion toward the unknown which most are noticing right now.

Change indeed is something big, I get scared of change once in a while, the fear of the unknown and the 'what ifs' always hits me, change is good I know but most times my heart is not just ready to accept it.

This was really deep @joanstewart thank you so much for sharing😊😊

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Rapid change needs to be debated, people are giving away too many freedoms which we have become accustomed to. Much has been hard fought for over many generations.

I have watched the change, feel the fear of some crazy ideas being tossed around.

!LADY

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I totally agree with you, change indeed is constant

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no matter where we go or what we do we are under a constant watchful eye by someone....

This got me laughing with the photo of the monkey watching 😀
It is a norm to be policed in our present day, something that has always been but continues to grow by the power-hungry. We might as well live with it.

Happy weekend, Joan.
!PIZZA

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Security even in suburbs now, good/bad I am not so sure!

Every transaction one makes is tracked and traced almost, now this is where I support crypto, look after your own and know what you doing. Still does not help the unbanked as promised!

!LUV Happy Saturday another 3 cold fronts coming through over the weekend 🙂

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That is why crypto is appealing to me, it put control in my hands and offers privacy to some degree.

Stay warm and have some OBS 😃

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Turned hot today with Berg wind blowing in before the cold front arrives, yikes OBS might be a medicinal requirement next week 🙃

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Is it also hot in Joburg? I doubt. I suppose you guys are being hit by the last batch of winter before spring.

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Whole country except Cape was under Berg wind conditions, Oh this morning is cool 15C at 09h30, now Jo'burg will be a lot colder....

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That is quite cold for KZN, Durban should be colder surely.

Happy Sunday.

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Colder over the next day or two, then start warming up into low twenties by end of the week. Durban never gets that cold....

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Having monkeys are a blessing and a curse, all in the same breath. I love watching their antics and playing back and forth. Love how nurturing they can be, then cheeky the next moment. :) I have never had them long in my life, just short visits.

I like your jungle and how your thoughts meander. If only the little people could run the world, one that we don't worry about being the biggest, the best, the richest, the strongest... living in harmony is only a dream away. XO

The songs of yesterday meant something, leaning on the side of peace and this song has such a catchy little jingle. Now I am going to listen to it, with hope in my soul. Love to you, my friend. You certainly are a light in the storm.

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Monkeys always up to antics they remind me of children taking a chance, experimenting with life, cheeky and cute all rolled up into one.

As humans we are placed under pressure from a young age, we affected by the wider world now with technology reaching all. We don't need herding, need debates/discussion inclusive to everyone, less lies, deceit, hidden agendas and greet to live in harmony.

Hope the song is catchy enough to lift you up for a day or two, become a Daydreamer once again smelling the flowers enjoying the tune.

!LUV and happy Saturday!

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Daydream Believer is such a great song, I knowit well! It will be stuck in my head for the day now and that's just fine. You are SO right, we are stronger together. Sail into your fruitful weekend with head held high and an eye toward adventure...I plan on doing the same!

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Fortunately we have good fall back music to cheer us up, this should have you humming throughout the weekend enjoying some time outdoors.

!LADY

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So true, when we got up we hear the chriping and charming songs of birds. Infact in morning we have the freedom. As there is no one to dictate who are we. So it give a chance to explore ourselves.

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Early morning bird song often leads one into a more positive feeling of being able to face the day, thanks for visiting and kind words.

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Emotional song and thoughts shared! But totally feel it! Lovely monkeys too!

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Upbeat to get going again, one forgets what fun we can have always.... Thanks for visiting and kind comment.

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Hello dear friend @joanstewart good morning
What a beautiful and emotional post. It transmits a lot of positivism to us and you say very short things.
I appreciate that you encourage us to be positive, especially in these very bad times that the world is experiencing.
Beautiful family of monkeys, we have a lot to learn from animals
I take this opportunity to wish you a splendid weekend

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Thanks for kind words as always, positive is something we need to find again.

Have a little !LUV from Durban, it hot today 30C tomorrow the cold front hits with a maximum of 17C...

!LOLZ even the weatherman is confused.

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Wonderful shots of the monkeys, Joan. They are cute but can be naughty like my raccoon. 😊

Upbeat songs seem to raise our spirits and we forget the negativity surrounding us and more brought into our homes through the media. I remember the tv show The Monkees and all the great music.

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Some wildlife around keeps us on our toes, entertaining to watch as well.

Songs from yesteryear much more upbeat and we can relate to the words and lyrics.

Have a wonderful Sunday!

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