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 […]
Wonderful end of summer shot!
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Thanks Tina!
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Beautiful table reflection. Love how you capture the waterfalls!
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Thanks Amy.
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I also love the framing of the table reflection by those wonderfully yellow chairs. Very eye-catching, V.J. ❤
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Thanks Olga!
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Wonderful! I especially love those falls! 😀 ❤
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Thanks Deborah. I love the colours that emerged.
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Such beautiful in-the-moment photos, where filling the frame really highlights the subject. Those reflections in the table are stunning!
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Thanks. That is my favourite one.
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You’re welcome.
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I love your photos VJ!
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Thank you!
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Great pics. Filling the frame – I thought that is what I do when I overeat. Have a great day. Keith
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Ha ha, Keith. Thanks for the chuckle.
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These are great! Love the table reflection!
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Thanks!
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A pleasure.
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Gorgeous! I especially like the table-top reflections.
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Thanks Jazz. I like how that turned out as well.
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These shots really typify fall to me, too. The colors and the reflections are marvelous. The creaminess of the flowing water is beautiful.
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Thanks Patti. Loved this prompt.
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