A Dance in the Old Dame Yet

[otherprof96 37]

The tree looked dead, but the flower was beautiful.

The title quotes Mehitabel, and old alley cat who would still go catting around at night, and come home with a big smile on her face and a piece of ear missing. She would proudly announce to her pal, Archie (a cockroach and writer,) "There's a dance in the old dame yet, Archie!"
The author of Archie and Mehitabel is Don Marquis. Fond but fading memories, so it is time to reread!

 

[Jeff1556 56]

Nice flower..........

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

Great story to go with the photo. It's a beautiful flower. What type is the tree?

 

[Photo Lady]

Beautiful photo of a beautiful flower and love the story too

 

[Flying Panda]

"There's a dance in the old girl yet, Archie!"

Fitting!!! Oh, yea. Very fitting! Beautiful shot.

 

[otherprof96 37]

Great story to go with the photo. It's a beautiful flower. What type is the tree?

My guess is it is a hibiscus. By the way, Archie, being a cockroach, doesn’t have the weight to depress the shift key on his typewriter, so he writs in all lowercase! Don Marquis was a delightful storyteller.

 

[otherprof96 37]

"There's a dance in the old girl yet, Archie!"

Fitting!!! Oh, yea. Very fitting! Beautiful shot.

Thank you!

 

[otherprof96 37]

My memory has indeed faded. Mehitabel actually said, “There’s a dance in the old DAME yet!”
I’ve corrected the error in earlier posts.