Anxiety burnsan acidic devouring confidence impaled –mind wanders to childhood dreamsuncovers fear’s origin. (Tuesdays, I borrow from Twitter @Vjknutson. I came across this tanka written in May/21 that seemed to match with the image I recently posted on my other blog. I decided to pair them here.)
We wait at the station, Mother and I,one final stop for her – painless she prays;I busied at bedside – prolonged goodbye –memories and regrets filling our days. “We live too long,” she wearily proclaims“Why must suffering linger till the end?”I plea and bargain, call angelic names,yet the will to survive refuses to bend. The […]
There are mouse bitssplayed across the sunroomstuck to my favourite throw rug and great globs of glue The trap my husband setto catch the recent invasionapparently lured the hunterfor she, stiff legged andface matted, is skulkingelsewhere I stepped on a gluey biteyes not yet openbefore notingthe disarray Hard to concentratewhen a tail detachedfrom a thigh […]
One Woman's Quest II 
They do look like splattered paint. Something that might happen if I was painting over the petunia patch! Lovely capture in words and picture!
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Thanks Heather!
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You are welcome!
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These are so gorgeous just like your heart V.J.! 😀 ❤
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Thank you, Deborah! Best compliment of the day!
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That is so beautiful!
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Thanks!
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beautiful photo and words………..remind me of my childhood, we had so many different petunias around! 🙂
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Me too! They are such cheerful flowers.
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yes they are and who doesn’t need more of that!? 🙂
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That was supposed to be 2 gorgeous, not the first one’s typo!
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lol…didn’t even notice – need more caffeine.
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I think I was sleep-typing, haha!!
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Lol.
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Oh I love it! Clever lines, and gorgeoug gorgeous flowers!!
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Aren’t they gorgeous! Thanks so much.
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They really are, and your photos are always so sharp!
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Well, thank you. I discard a lot before getting that one.
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You make it all look effortless!
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Good to know, but no.
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You might have to check your Spam for the 2 blogs I mentioned–I just sent you the 2 links (in the other comment) 🙂
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PS–are you familiar with Dawn Birdau’s (?) blog? She’s also a great photographer, and captures birds–like you do. And one other, whose name I’ve forgotten just now–she’s in Florida. I’ve come to really appreciate a few of you who take marvelous pictures–it’s a way of “traveling, visiting other places” for me, and stress-free!
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No. I don’t know her. You’ll have to drop me a link when you think of it.
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This is Lisa Coleman’s, in Florida
https://oureyesopen.blog/; and Dawn Birdau at https://dawnbird.blog/
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Awesome. Thanks!
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Most welcome!
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