Contemplating risk –a reunion with a former selflooking for an exit When did I become a snakerestrained?When did I become persona non grata? I slither between storiesconvince myself I can flydistraction a ruse I have big cat energyoverstepping boundariessocially adverse A faulty jeweldreaming of abundance but there’s a dragon to disarm My mother’s burden on my […]
When I had a mothermy hair would cascadein curls of auburn perfectiona red velvet bow to accentuate the wave And I’d wear my bestnewly sewn frockwith lace at the neckand fishnet stockingsand patent Mary Janes And the girls giggling with delightwould skip hand-in-handto the school promand the boys shyly perchedagainst the back wall would wonderhow […]
One Woman's Quest II 
These are all great. The last one is such a fantastic capture. Thanks for joining the challenge!
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Thank you, Nancy.
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Love the bird!!
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Quite the attitude on that one.
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Love your attitude! I, too, found that orioles have a bit of an attitude!
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Glad it wasn’t just me. Thanks for commenting.
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Definitely not just you!
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*Well
Maybe not with out avian friend – that is a pretty tough stance
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Isn’t it? The nerve I had taking his picture, but he was so beautiful.
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😊
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Each shot had so much attitude with varying flavor! And I also felt joy!
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Ah, yes…always joy when children are present.
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Yeah – but their is a softeness to this child (and lady) and you know how sometimes we can feel crankiness or other pieces of a person- it sometimes shows thru the eyes of hints thru a smile – but their is softness in all three shots that has s genuine vibe –
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Nice. It is true, these are all beloveds and their attitude is usually more fun than malice.
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😉
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Ah, how life can change when we’re not looking.
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Sorry, wrong post – brain slip.
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