I know a little girl,whose hair in ringletsfalls, unkempt from lackof brushing; who standswhen she should be sitting;who laughs with defiance whenchallenged, her dark eyes gleamingwith mischief; who holds her chin uphigh and stamps her feet, arms foldedin protest when she does not get her way. I see that little girl,have watched her play,with a […]
Ask me how I’m doingand I’ll say “fine”, notbecause I’m actually fine,but because “fine” is the onlysocially acceptable response. If I said that I have been lyinghere, for three hours now,willing my body to move,that would elicit unsolicitedadvice and tarnish my “fine”. I’d berate myself for breakingmy promise not to moan,knowing that complainingprovokes a compulsive […]
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One Woman's Quest II 
A great selection here, VJ. I love the variety. Your soaring birds are wonderful, and so is the bee.
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Thanks Patti!
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Wow! Great photos!
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Thanks!
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Love your diverse subjects! I also love your new Gravatar!
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Ah, thanks!
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Most welcome! 😊
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Love that you chose such diverse subjects this week VJ – it really illustrates the point about the many kinds of flights and flyers there are in the world. Wonderful!
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I like that the prompt let us go there. Thank you.
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beautiful work, gorgeous
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Thank you!
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My pleasure, love the plane shot, that is quite spacy
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I thought so too. Not sure what type of plane it is. A local man repairs planes, so there are many test runs happening of different one.
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i am not an expert on planes, but it looks fab! nice subject to have close to you!
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Great shots! I love the new photo of you! 🙂 ❤
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Thanks Deborah!
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VJ, I love the bee pic as well as the synchronized flight. Since we are see too many planes fly over, the first one I can do without. I hear one now. Keith
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That can be annoying, although I’m sure you get used to them. Thanks Keith.
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I love your new profile photo!!
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Do you? Thanks.
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