Does illness have a voice,and if so; is it melancholy,or dark and dank, divulgingdeepest despair, or revealinga vileness of nature? Discord creeps along my veins,disrupts muscles, systems failingunder the oppression –“Stay strong,” friends counsel,cannot hear the gathering storm,feel the heaviness cloaking me. I am not myself, but then;who am I? Is disease a mutationof the […]
Discharge the gun –protection a vesselthrough which our depthsare undefined…adrift Fear is a burrowerwears a false crownbirths losstrusts danger Hearts beg,amid this trigger-readinessfor a guardian – unafraidto court this meaningless Futility unchecked –to study productive optionsunimaginable in the current state of chaos on repeat. (Art my own)
These bones, they saywill finish me – too brittleto withstand the race But I am Willowrecollection wispymy dance defiant Porous as a sea spongesoaking up each daymettle despite the rattle (Tuesdays I borrow from Twitter @Vjknutson. Image my own.)
One Woman's Quest II 
All beautiful backlit photos. And I too am grateful for your first comment. I love the sun coming through the trees, all three of them. A variety of how sun backlights in different scenarios. Awesome.
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Thanks so much!
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You made my day with your kind words about the Lens-Artists! Thanks! And we’re glad you shared your beautiful images. Lovely light.
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Always inspired by you all!
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🙂 🙂
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All beautifully backlit! Thank you! And I LOVE the pink sky with palmtrees.
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Thank you.
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Great backlit images VJ!
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Thanks Anne
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Beautiful photos and I especially love the first one.
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Thanks Eugi!
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You’re welcome, VJ.
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I enjoyed each photo, particularly how different they are from each other.
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Thanks Liz
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You’re welcome, VJ.
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What a lovely opening statement VJ – you made our day! And your images are beautiful….AND backlit!
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Hooray! Thanks Tina
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Being a big tree lover, I especially love #1, which definitely also qualifies the criteria. 🙂
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Love, love, love the first image…those bare tree branches speak to me…such complexity. 😊
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You are a woman after my own heart then.
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❤️❤️❤️
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What an interesting challenge. Love the palm trees!
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Thanks Wynne.
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