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 
Such beautiful colours and the photos have such a sense of serenity. Much deserved Featured Blogger.
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Thanks Regina and nice to meet you.
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I sure hope you are having a great week.
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Thanks so much Cee. Enjoying this new challenge.
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I’m glad you are enjoying this challenge 😀
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I love rural Ontario in the autumn!
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It does have a certain charm.
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all that colour!
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A very familiar (and comfortable) sight for me, except there aren’t mountains in the background that I can see.
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No mountains…that would be idyllic.
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The farms in Vermont always have the Green Mountains in view. The most idyllic one to me is Calvin Coolidge’s farm in Plymouth, Vermont. It’s nestled on a valley.
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Vermont is a favourite – such beauty.
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🙂
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Perfect fit for the original picture 😍
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Thanks. I thought so too.
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Oh these are beautiful country photos for this week 😀
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Thanks Cee.
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I agree with Deborah. Very peaceful and welcoming.
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Don’t you think this would make a good puzzle pic? Thanks Keith.
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Looks ever so peaceful! 🙂 ❤
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It really is pretty. Thanks.
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You live in farm country too? Nice photos!
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I do! Thanks.
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Where are all the photos of cows and horses eh?
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Tucked away. It’s birds first for me, then trees and sky. I have an embarrassing number of of photos of horse and cow behinds not really suitable to post, lol.
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