A Different Kind of Fireworks - Narnia Dispatches Wishes You a Happy Independence Day the OTP Way

America - by Claude McKay
1921

Although she feeds me bread of bitterness,
And sinks into my throat her tiger's tooth,
Stealing my breath of life, I will confess
I love this cultured hell that tests my youth.
Her vigor flows like tides into my blood,
Giving me strength erect against her hate,
Her bigness sweeps my being like a flood.
Yet, as a rebel fronts a king in state,
I stand within her walls with not a shred
Of terror, malice, not a word of jeer.
Darkly I gaze into the days ahead,
And see her might and granite wonders there,
Beneath the touch of Time's unerring hand,
Like priceless treasures sinking in the sand.

                                                        Jenny Lake Grand Tetons WY - photo by Prairie Girl

Indeed, these are truly some of the most trying times for the United States, but the spirit and tenacity of a country cannot be forgotten under the ill-gotten representation of its present "leadership".  So, let's appreciate America's spirit and beauty that can be easy to forget these days. While we at Narnia can show a few teeth ourselves, we would not be here, if we did not still did not care what happens to our OTP's.

Always be a first rate version of yourself instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. - Judy Garland

             4th of July parade in Friday Harbor, WA

"Nothing is impossible, the word itself says "I'm possible!" - Katherine Hepburn 

                                                                          American-residents-to-be arriving at Ellis Island

You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality.  Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it. - Malcolm X.

 

 

 wild horses on the outer banks of North Carolina

 

 New Providence Senior Citizens Club

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart." - Helen Keller

It does not require many words to speak the truth - Chief Joseph Nez Perce

 

Let's enjoy this 4th of July by eating foods that would terrify our forefathers - author not known

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Virginia & Truckee 2-8-0 #29 steams through the snow south of Virginia City, Nevada with a chartered photo special on March 2, 2010. Drew Jacksich photo. pic.twitter.com/DaP0H7x09f

— American-Rails.com (@americanrails) December 7, 2017

Narnia Dispatches wishes you all a happy Wednesday and for all Americans, a Happy 4th of July.   For America? We wish her a Happy Birthday.

pic sources: pinterest, shutterstock, lizmarie blog, KWCH, kinked 
                    webcam, humdor, ballisticarts, tumblr, gifer, 
                    weheartit
our playlist: Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Ella Fitzgerald
                    The Cowboy Medley - Larry Dalton & his          
                    Orchestra
                    The Grand March - The O'Neill Brothers
                    You're a Grand Old Flag - Danny Wright
                     God Bless the U.S.A. - 101 Strings Orchestra
                   
                   

Celebrating Spring, Passover and Easter Week with Our OTP's

If our OTP's were to gather for an Easter basket photo op, how would they arrive, decked out and ready to hop in?

We'll need a basket first; let's see...something with a handle so that Jake can use it to go to the farmers market with if he wants,

 Gotta have some Easter grass,

And what if we were to add our own kind of chicks and bunns amidst the Sweet Tart jelly beans and Lindt chocolate carrots?

Like Kris Allen in lavender....

 

And Adam Lambert bringing the chocolate!

Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas in robin egg blue,

 

Adam Levine and pastel pink hair,

And how about a chick?  (minus the libation, of course!) Courtesy of Blake Shelton.

Happy Easter... pic.twitter.com/Jwh5VSysA2

— Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton) March 31, 2013

 

And who says we can't have a baby piglet in our Easter basket if it includes our OTP of Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles?

Awwwww, that was too cute of a moment, wasn't it?

Zayn Malik in blush...

And then there's Mr. Liam Payne in duck yellow,

We need some Easter finery threads, so Wentworth Miller held up his hand...

Muy caliente!!

via GIPHY 


And here is a vision of green, the color of spring and renewal/rebirth. Here's hoping that 2018 brings Louis Tomlinson  everything that is new and pure in the world.

And just two words for our little quirky, fluff bunny,  Mr. Harry Styles pretty in pink,

And probably our most anti-Easter basket-friendly OTP half of all, Mr. Austin Nichols until we found this old gem.  Austin is bringing the candy!!  [thank you, OMG!]

And to go with Austin and his candy necklace, his SO has a chocolate bunny a la Adam Lambert. Mr. Jake Gyllenhaal,

And our honorary member, Niall Horan wrapping our basket up with some lavender locks.

And so there you have it, there they are!  We're a week early, but that's okay.  Easter baskets don't create themselves overnight. Enjoy and honor this upcoming week however you observe. And if you observe neither, join all of us in wishing each other a safe and enjoyable week.

pic sources:  zimbio, pinterest, IHJ, Oh My Godot, SeenIt, Capital
                     XTRA, adamquotedaily and stampsgal, coveralia,
                     USA Today, FunWorld, medium.com, JustJared
our playlist:  Shake - MercyMe
                     The Candy Man - Sammy Davis, Jr.
                     Grazing in the Grass - Friends of Distinction

Here's to 2017 and Another Year of Hell and Bliss

What will 2017 bring?  Hopefully good health and peace for us all (the title is a little cheeky!)  We at Narnia would like to wish all of our guests a very Happy New Year and thanks for visiting.  This blog wouldn't even exist if it weren't for the following celeb couples (past and present) and maybe a couple who never were, but you never ♫♪ knowwww ♪, right???

Here's to our OTP's; Happy New Year and best wishes for the all the many blessings that 2017 has the potential to bring.

Harry Styles & Louis Tomlinson

Jensen Ackles & Jared Padalecki

Kris Allen and Adam Lambert

Patrick Kane & Jonathan Toews

Mike Moustakas and Eric Hosmer

Liam Payne & Zayn Malik

 And Jake Gyllenhaal & Austin Nichols

Did I miss anyone?  lol.   Look at them!  Just look at them all - gorgeous, wonderful, adorable, sexy, loving OTP's.  

Today is about celebrating our love for the special moments and relationships that we see. 

May 2017 be kind and safe for them, heaped with blessings and appreciation for what they have had together and may still have.

HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!
 

pic sources:  pinterest, winterinthetardis, ihj, twitter, tumblr, oceansinthedesert

our playlist:  Ready to Run - One Direction

                     Christmas Auld Lang Syne - Bobby Darin