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 
Haha … kids are the best!
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They sure are. Thanks.
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I love that first shot of the cousins.
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Thanks Patti.
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LOL for your jealousy VJ. He probably wishes he was a good photographer 😊. Your opener is wonderful
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Thanks Tina!
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Mmm, such a precious shot of the two kids – well done! And of course I join in the jealous crowd about the painter!
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Thanks so much!
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Great photo of the two cousins. ❤ Very serious concentration captured. I feel the same jealousy with the artist painting outdoors. Ha ha!
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Glad I’m not alone, Olga. He was on the beach, at the bottom of steep bank. Oh to be able to do that!
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These are beautiful V.J.! V.J., your last post after this one did not post. It said “page could not be found.” 😀 ❤
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Thank you. It is meant for tomorrow. I post ahead, but somehow released this one today by mistake.
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great photos VJ and the man painting is such a fun peek
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Thanks – he was quite the surprise.
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🙂
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Wow, like minds. Our choices (your first one) were so similar.
Beautiful photos you shared.
Thanks.
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You know where our hearts lie.
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How could you NOT resist these photo opportunities? 🙂
Candids of children are really the best examples. Especially the grandchildren (obviously!).
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At least I’m predicatble.
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🙂
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