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 
I love birds, but am not knowledgeable in naming them. These are wonderful!
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Thanks. I don’t know them all either, but fun to watch.
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I do enjoy your bird photos! Mr. Fluffy Finch wins the prize for this group.
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Agreed! That face! Thanks.
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You’re welcome.
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These are awesome red feathered birds. Your House Finch is more colorful because of the food he is eating. It’s fabulous, don’t you think? I love it when they poof their feathers out. 🙂
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That’s amazing. I didn’t know that. They sure like the food.
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Yep. I know they do. They are quite active on our feeders too. 😊
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Sweet photos – that 3rd bird looks cold (and definitely fluffier). All in your backyard? Lucky you!
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We are central station for birds, lol. Thanks Andrea!
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Lovely captures! I’m yet to capture a red finch though I’ve seen them a couple of times.
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Thanks.
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Gorgeous photos as usual VJ! It looks like we have many of the same birds in our yards.
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Then you are in good company too. Thanks Terri.
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These are so lovely! I love the way the the first and the fourth birds poses are standing looking forward with their beaks lifted upward! Great job V,J.! 🙂 ❤ !
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Thanks Deborah. Do love the birds!
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Hey vj – this was my first post to read today and what a nice pop of red with our avian friends
-/ahhhh – you did grab some nice red – was this all on the same photo shoot?
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Not all the same day, but all the same location – our backyard. Thanks. Glad I could brighten your day.
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It is so nice to see different backyard habitats – 😉
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