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 […]
I like these examples, VJ. The daffodil shot is interesting when you crop it like that.
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Thanks Patti.
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I really like your choices. The rule of thirds looks lovely 🙂
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Thanks
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You’re welcome.
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I’ve always enjoyed looking at your photography. None of them are amateurs.
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That’s very kind of you. Thank you.
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Great examples of thirds. I just dabble in photography, and I’ve never really paid attention to thirds vertically, thanks for the tip! There is something about the daffodil shot and I’m not sure if it is that one leaf that defies the principal and is laying horizontally trying to reach back into the other third!
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I’m glad you share the fascination for that shot too, Heather. Thinking I might try to paint this one.
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I think the daffodils would work very well as one of your paintings.I’l bet there’s a lot you could do with it.
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That’s what I think. It’s in my “paint me” file.
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I’ll look forward to seeing it!
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Thanks Liz.
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You’re welcome, V.J.
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Great photos VJ! Although daffodils are my favorite flowers, the thistles are really what caught my attention. There’s something so interesting about the juxtaposition of those seemingly dead stalks of thistles with the fresh green leaves behind them. Hope you’re doing well sweet friend!
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Thanks Terri! For some reason, I still don’t get your posts via email (I have resubscribed to no avail.). So, always happy when you comment. A reminder to visit.
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Ugh…. I’m so sorry VJ! I don’t understand what’s going on with that. I’ll get in my settings and see if there’s something funky going on in there…. Have a wonderful weekend!
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You too Terri.
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I’m with you on the thistles, Terri!
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Aren’t they striking? There’s just something about something that seems to be dying surrounded by new life that is captivating to me.
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Same here, Terri.
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Yes, that’s a good way to look at it.
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Lovely captures!
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Thanks.
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Very lovely! 🙂
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Thank you!
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