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 
Ominous clouds, indeed! Excellent photos!
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Thanks 😊
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Most welcome!
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We sometimes have clouds like that but didn’t rain, so disappointing. We need more rain. Nice photo of the clouds above the trees.
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You are welcome to some of our rain. Seems we’re having a week of it. Thanks Miriam
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We only had two or three days of light rain all winter, VJ. That’s one of the reason we had crazy wildfires.
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That’s a problem, for sure.
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There are lightening and thundering for a few hours tonight. I hope we’ll get some good rain.
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I love the perspective of the tree line leading our eye to the clouds and then the clouds have their own point of perspective. Nice capture!
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Thanks 😊
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Welcome!
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Such beauty before the storm! Well done! 🙂 ❤
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Were the clouds building up to a storm? I’m struck by the contrast between the blue/gray of the sky and the green of the trees.
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Yes. It was a stormy day. This was just before.
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I thought the sky had “that look.”
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