No big box hereour shops line upin historic rows Our fraganceeau-de-fermeearthen fresh Our spires remindersthat values are simpleand life blessed. (Photo mine)
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 […]
One Woman's Quest II 
love the contrast in colors!
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Thank you!
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Joyful indeed 🙂
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Thanks!
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So vibrant!
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Thank you!
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Lucky you. You get these flowers in your garden. I have to travel to the mountains to see them
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We are lucky. I could say they same about you having mountains. None of those here.
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I would agree with you about my luck, except that they are a hard day’s travel away 😦
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Ah…
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V.J., your colorful images added much joy to my day!
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Oh good. Thanks Anne!
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Happy spring V.J., loved your colorful red and the way the green leaves swirled around it.
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Thanks Tina
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Ah – just lovely! Thank you, there isn’t much of colour here yet!
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Hopefully soon! Thanks.
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Lovely! 🙂 ❤
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Thanks!
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Beautiful flowers.
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Thanks John!
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Feast for the eyes. I can’t wait, it is rather drab and white here.
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Come on Spring! I did hear on the weather report that we may have snow again this week.
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I hope you don’t.
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Beautiful, indeed, VJ! I love how the green leaves wrap around the gorgeous pink.
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Thanks Amy. A pleasant surprise as this is our first Spring with this garden.
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Beautiful VJ!
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Thanks Aletta!
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Color, my old friend, so good to see you again!! (No color here yet.)
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Really? Hoping you get it soon.
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My husband did find a single blooming crocus today!
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Woohoo! It’s a start!
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Definitely cause for celebration!
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Thanks. We need that color. Things are popping out down here.
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It’s so welcome!
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