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 
Oh wow!
This looks like a warm chilly morning, when sunshine showers the warmth while winter reminds about being still around 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing these amazing captures with my challenge and apologies from my side for checking them out this late 🙂
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No worries. Thank you!
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Love the tones in this one. Beautiful.
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Thanks so much!
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Hope things let up for you soon, Hammad. Take care.
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How lovely!
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Thanks
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A magical Winterland, VJ!
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It was a wonderland moment. Thanks.
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it looks magical!
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Doesn’t it! Love that every day has its own flavour. Thanks Wendi!
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🙂 yes!!! I hope today is being good to you!
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Thanks Wendi. You too!
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thank you!
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Wow 🤩
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Thanks.
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Looks so beautiful!
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Thank you.
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Lovely contrast with the snow!
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Thanks.
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You’re welcome.
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Refreshingly beautiful! 🙂 ❤
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Thanks Deborah.
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Your photos capture the beauty of a winter morning perfectly!
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Best part of winter. Thanks Liz.
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You’re welcome! I agree.
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The snow just makes that blue sky pop!
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It does! Grey now but the blue skies stayed with us quite a while which was a blessing.
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Winter blue is uplifting. We’ve been mostly in grey fog for the last 3 or 4 days.
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