Tell my woes to Rivershe listens graciouslyan empathic mirror Not so the Jackdawwhose arrogant clatteringderides self-pity Slaps me consciousfor I am victim, yes, andif not careful, abuser. (Tuesdays, I borrow from Twitter @Vjknuton.Image my own)
Children moanreflect the day’s gloom We are virus-cautiousconfined indoors While ‘I-wannas’buzz at windowpanes and news feeds mountthe terror – I scream silently, pray foruncommon patience Pause as eagle,soaring overhead tips a wing my waybids me a good day. (Eugi’s Weekly Prompt is soaring. Image my own)
I lied. The initial seed of disappointment has fermented, and in the absence of confrontation, grown roots written sorrowful chaptersconclusion: unworthiness Why couldn’t I just have said:I don’t understandthis makes me unhappy? Where did I learn that prevarication protectsthat I alone am responsible for emotionsthat I do not matter? Decades laterI still cannot uproot the […]
STUNNING shots! 👌
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Thank you 😊
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That last photo was startling. The heron was on parade.
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Lol. Thanks.
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Stunning shots, VJ!
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Thanks 😊
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Talk about a size difference! I particularly like the last photo with the leaping red-winged blackbird. I wonder where he is headed.
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He’s headed for the heron. I looked away and then up again, and the heron was gone. Blackbird won the match.
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Size isn’t all that matters! 🙂
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Lol.
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Amazing pics!
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Thanks
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My pleasure.
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Wonderful! 🙂 ❤
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Thanks 🙏
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Ahhh! You clearly were watching the right stage – GREAT sequence!
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It was the heron in the tree that caught my eye, and made me pull over. The blackbird turned out to make the show. Thanks Jazz.
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Wow!
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Haha – just happened to be at the right place at the right time.
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I hope you have framed the sequence or submitted it to some birding magazine!
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Didn’t think of it really. Thanks for the idea
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You’re welcome!
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Love the photos VJ!
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Thanks Aletta.
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These are great photos, and I love your captions!! 😀
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Lol. I didn’t realize my captions showed up. Thanks.
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