The following photo is the PHOTO PROMPT, a cool picture for hot days, depending on your side of the globe. Where does it take you? Tell us in a hundred words or less.
Some of you may remember this story. I posted it exactly six years ago this week. Different photo prompt.
Genre: Science Friction
Word Count: 100
YOUNGER DRYAS
“The weatherman says we can expect another six inches of global warming tonight.” Kent knelt and shaped a mound of wet snow into a ball. Then he stood and let it fly. “Look out, Taffy. Here comes some of your greenhouse effect!”
The snowball splattered against the back of Taffy’s head and ice rolled down her neck. She spun around. “How can you ignore what’s happening right under your nose?”
“Climate change? Hooey and hogwash!”
Taffy bent and dug a conch shell from a knee-high drift. “Doesn’t this weather strike you as being a bit odd for Florida in mid-July?”
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Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple 
Now that Trump’s in exile in Elba, Florida, all kinds of strange things might happen there. 😉
I expect more hot air, but not from global warming. 😳
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Dear Archon,
There’s plenty of hot air to spare everywhere.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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That made me smile. Thank you, Rochelle
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Happy to make you smile, Neil. And as I’ve said, we’re even today. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Cautionary tale indeed, same theme, in a roundabout way for me too!
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Dear Shrawley,
Mine’s cautionary without the dog wee. 😉 We can deny it all we want to, can’t we? Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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No probs Rochelle! The young will inherit this mess
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So very topical. Snow in July… nothing would surprise me these days. And I really mean that.
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Dear Sandra,
True enough. The weather is as crazy as the world’s population. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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“another six inches of global warming” What a great way of describing the anomalous snowfall!
And thank you (and Na’ama, of course) for such an excellent photo prompt!
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Dear Penny,
It was a fun piece to write. My friend Taffy lives in New Mexico where she went for the dry desert air. Alas, lately the humidity has been higher than ours in the Midwest. Glad you liked the story and the picture. 😀 Thank you for your kind words.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Perhaps a bit strange… And the weather this year has been almost as strange all over the world! Another flood last night – I don’t think a day goes by without a weather disaster.
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Dear Trent,
The weather continues to get stranger and stranger, doesn’t it? Although I haven’t seen blizzard conditions is Florida…yet. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I don’t give one speck of credibility to threats of global warming or climate change. I attribute those claims to the fact that multi. millionaire manipulators have an easier time controlliing people when they’re made more docile by threats and extreme irrational fear. Blizzards in July always freak me out though
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Dear Larry,
Everyone’s entitled to their opinion. Frankly when I see my friend in New Mexico suffering from the high humidity that rivals Missouri I have to wonder. Thank you for reading and commenting. It’s always appreciated.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Because there’s so much controversy, with so much on each side that seems believable, I don’ usually like, with just anyone, to make comments on these kinds of controversial things.
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A touch of the Day after Tommorrow there. It’s so sad that Earth is burning, Flooding and being annihilated all around us and yet our governments continue to ignore it in favour of ‘what country they can own next’ and how much money they can make. Great story.
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Dear Mason,
And truth is stranger than fiction. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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No kidding!
You’re welcome.
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Dear Rochelle,
Global warming is a myth, you know that… Just ask the polar bears, living on their ever-smaller ice patches… All jokes aside, I think man has made the climate change faster than it would have naturally (I think of the ice age, etc… )
Shalom and lotsa cool-in-July love,
Dale
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Dear Dale,
I totally agree. We haven’t been good stewards of our planet. Thank you, my friend.
Shalom and lotsa warm-but-not-too-hot hugs,
Rochelle
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We are frogs in a pot, Rochelle. The water is slowly heating up around us but we think it’s still fine to swim.
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Dear Jen,
Apt description. Frighteningly true. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Ah, yes. Climate change. That event that, depending on your information source, isn’t happening. 40 degree temp changes in a few hours. Floods, ice, snow, when and where it shouldn’t be happening? Nah there is no climate change. It’s all in your head. Or the back of your head as you are pummeled by snowballs in July in Southern Arizona. There is no stinking climate change.
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Dear Jan,
Then there’s high humidity in New Mexico…rain in the desert. Nope. No such thing as climate change. Hogwash and hooey. Pardon me while I go bang my head against a wall. 😉
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That was my first thought when I saw the pic. Snow in July. We’re not there yet… yet. Well told.
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Dear Nobbin,
The weather’s pretty normal here in Missouri for this time of year. Stinkin’ hot and humid. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, you told that perfectly. Exactly so.
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Thank you, Lisa.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, you are welcome.
Shalom,
Lisa
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There was a tv commercial in the 1970s, for margarine, with the “tag-line” it’s not nice to fool mother nature — I think we’ve been fooling ourselves for so long that the earth has limitless resources to be exploited and abused — that mother nature is taking her revenge.
Humor is at the heart of classic satire; at the heart of such satire is making a point. You, too, employ humor in this piece to make a very important point. Thanks for the smile — and take heed: it’s not nice to play dirty with mother nature . . .
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Dear Lorraine,
I remember that ad very well. Mother Nature just might be seeking her revenge for the way we’ve treated our planet. Thank you for your kind comments.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Kent will have a particularly difficult time coming up with an answer…it is tempting to continue that one for another 100 words!
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Dear Ain,
I don’t know why both of your attempts to comment went to my trash folder. I apologize. It’s also why I regularly check the trash. Yes, I want to see Kent explain the snow in July…in Florida. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks for the smile. Made my day 🙂
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Dear Linda,
Always happy to give a smile. Thank you. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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A rib-tickling tale. 😀
Where I live, some people believe it is a “shoe about to drop” (like your humorous story) rather than a disturbing trending direction that we should address. LOL
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Dear Susan,
There’s so much controversy about global warming, isn’t there? Glad you liked my story. 😀 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Ah, the strangeness of people’s refusal to see science and accept the facts that govern the world. I suppose it is the same ones who insist that the earth is flat, against all evidence to the contrary. Oy!
Here’s to no snow in July (well, in our hemisphere …) and to more sanity among the sapiens.
Oh, and … you’re welcome! 😉
I kind’a had a feeling this might be a prompt photo one day.
Na’ama
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Na’ama Y’karah,
Sanity in sapiens might be a tall order. 😉 Thank you for your picture and for allowing me to “borrow” pictures at will. You da best.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Yeah, I’m afraid you are right in your assessment of sanity in sapiens … 😉
My pleasure re: photo!
Thanks for hosting!!!
xoxo
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Some people will never believe…
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True story, Ali.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Tis prophetic! Except, I hope not. Nice retread.
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she has a point. 🙂
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Yes, she does, Plaridel. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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You presented that vital topic perfectly, full of humour. I’m currently so angry at everything that I can barely stay polite.
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Dear Gabi,
I understand. Thank you re my story. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Oh this terrifies me. Really well written. When you realise they are on a beach… oooo boy, ouch
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Dear Laurie,
It is terrifying, isn’t it? 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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What a great portrayal of scepticism about global warming laid bare.
I was not expecting the twist. It highlights beautifully the extreme effects of global warming turning what seemed to be a delightful snow scene into a frightening warning.
What a clever and compact story, Rochelle.
Saya it all.
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Dear Jenne,
I only hope my story is fiction and never becomes fact. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Your made story may turn prophetic, I am afraid. Good satirical piece.
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Dear Neel,
We can only hope not, but…Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Somewhere in UK today there were 2cm hailstones!
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Yikes.
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Querida Rochelle,
It’s been awhile. I posted this for my followers: https://insidethemindofisadora.com/2021/07/22/cafe-chat-where-have-i-been/
Anywho … I hope to get back on the writing horse and ride again.
YUP … a big chuckle from your ending. Hey, all things are possible. We live in
a wacky world, so never say never. Timely write …
Abrazos y Carino,
Isadora 😎
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Querida Isadora,
My friend in New Mexico moved to Las Cruces for the dry desert air. These days she’s suffering humidity that rivals ours in Missouri. It is a wacky world. Thanks for the chuckles. 😀
Shalom y abrazos,
Rochelle
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😍💜😍
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It’s almost getting too late to do something about this. Too many deniers everywhere.
I clicked and read the first five paras of the Wiki article and will now go for a rest.
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Dear Patrick,
The world only gets crazier, doesn’t it? Some people would deny their house was on fire if they were engulfed in flames.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I believe the earth, like our lives, has a cycle. It may be we’re in a 1000 yr cycle, but that’s what I believe. It’s either that, or believe revelations that tells us that this world will end in fire… that’s just too hopeless for me to think about. 84^F here today, with a low humidity so it’s actually comfy… next week in the 90’s with humidity high. 🙂 By the way, the snowballs are in bloom, I could clip one and throw it at ya! LOL!
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Dear Bear,
After doing an outdoor fair yesterday where the temps were in the 90’s and heat index in triple digits, I’d welcome a snowball. 😉 I do believe in climate change and I believe it relates to Revelations. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Barney the Carney W(T)F,
I saw a photo of you working a booth at the carnival. Was that the ring toss you were running? How many people did you con out of their hard earned dollars in hopes of winning an effigy of Shelley the mime wearing her purple sneakers?
As far as the climate change goes, I’m a believer. But I’m pretty gullible since I believe that Covid is real, everyone should be vaccinated, and that peeves make excellent pets.
Enjoy the circus,
Harvey Wingnut
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Dear Harvey WingNUT,
Fools and their money are soon parted. And what house doesn’t need an effigy of Shelley in her über cool high-top purple Chucks? A great addition to any family room, living room or bathroom.
Surely you don’t believe COVID’s real. You just want to needle everyone. Peeves do make excellent pets, as long as you get them declawed.
Walking the tightrope here.
Shalom,
Barney the Carney W(T)F
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A well told story Rochelle- the last line says it all.
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Thank you, Francine. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
Climate change is all too real and it’s going to get worse unless something is done.
Brilliantly told story.
Shalom,
Adele
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Dear Adele,
Sadly we have ourselves to blame. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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