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 
Fabulous photos
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Thanks 😊
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I love that first one most of all, so clear in detail, something about birds.
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There really is. Thanks.
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These are wonderful! The first bird looks like he’s singing his heart out, and the last one looks like he just said, “Harumph.”
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Lol. The first one is such a good singer and that last one hadn’t found his voice yet.
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😀
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These are wonderful and you got the Spotted Sandpiper in breeding plumage! Woohoo! 🙂
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I didn’t know that! Cool.
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Yay! Never know what you are going to learn around here. LOL! 🙂
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So true. Lol.
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robins have such old man faces! Great captures.
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Lol. I never thought of it that way. Thanks.
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Welcome!
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What beautiful speckles! 🙂 ❤
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Thanks 🙏 😊
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VJ, what are the little tufts on the last bird? It looks owl like in miniature. Keith
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Not sure – I think they the baby feathers moult – the young ones really are quite a mess, lol.
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