Is this progress,this decision to uproot,cast possessions aside,free ourselves of ties? Can his dependency,my dependency, endurethe transition, releasedfrom former justifications? We are companionsembarking on adventure,companions retiring pastlies, redefining possibility Or, is this more of the same,artfully camouflaged –a continuance of flightfrom tyrannical origins? The paths behind are jagged,wrought with rocks and crevicesand scarred riddles, and […]
One more trainand she’d be awayfar enoughto lose him Scavenged in her bagsearching for a ticketand courage…could use a dose of courage Thought of her motherhow torn up she’d be;of her sister, confinedto long-term care Call for boarding and a decision –neck smarting fromlast confrontation He wielded his handslike weapons. his wordslike knives – her […]
I fear the denouement –the moment of reckoningwhen the winding pathunravels; when intentions,transient at best, revealthemselves as common liesand soul crumples before lightrecognizing this is not the end. (Tuesdays, I borrow from Twitter @ Vjknutson. Image my own.)
One Woman's Quest II 
Gorgeous they are 🙂
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Yes, they are!
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Beautiful and cheerful!
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Thanks
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Welcome!
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love all the happy pink!
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Isn’t it marvellous. Thanks Wendi. Hope you are keeping well.
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yes, it is absolutely marvelous. 🙂
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Beautiful magnolias! I had the big white ones when I lived in Virginia.
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They are quite spectacular…and messy, lol.
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You’re right! My husband used to complain mightily about having to clean up after them.
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There is a native Magnolia in Massachusetts on Cape Ann, and the town of Magnolia is named that because the local species were found there. It’s on the small side compared to the large specimens we usually think of as being Magnolia.
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Must be beautiful – a part of the world I haven’t visited yet.
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Those are really pretty! Well done! 🙂 ❤
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Thanks. This was before the snow, lol.
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