Somehow I knew his mask was porcelain –impossible to hide the soul’s lightreflected in troubled eyes… I played along though,humoured his self-deceptionnodded at assertions of calm Knew that one day the facade would crackthe mask would slip and the rage escape Why I didn’t run; I do not knowMaybe it was recognition –my own countenance […]
Wrapped in reptilian attire, changeclimbs aboard my well-intentioned schemelike a boa constrictor – disarming me I am more inconvenienced than repulsed –after all, snake is my power animal,Or so the seer said…many years ago Days when I would wear the scalycomportment of power – invitetransformation- my essence a seeker But I am trying to settle […]
Met a bear who proclaimed himself to be a man;knew the instant I spotted him – lumberinggait approaching – that he was an animal,feared for my safety, would have retreated stayed at my mother’s side – sheltered infamiliarity – were I not so fixated on hisblatant woundedness. Sympathy blindingsensibility, i listened, hypnotized by the whiteness […]
One Woman's Quest II 
Certainly a welcome sign 🙂
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Indeed.
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Nice photos, V.J. Goldeneyes are among my favorite winter ducks. Since you mentioned them as a positive sign (? of spring approaching), does that mean you only get to see them in spring and summer?
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They pass through here at this time of year (I think), so seeing them means Spring isn’t far behind.
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Spring is something to look forward to!
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Indeed!
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Very beautiful! 🙂 ❤
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Thanks 😊
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They look great amongst the ice and snow.
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Such beautiful birds. Thanks.
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Intrepid little fellows!
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They are!
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Magnificent photos
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Thanks 😊
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I love ducks, they don’t need us at all ❤️
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They do not. Thanks Jim
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