This breach –this ever-widening gapfear inducedpits usagainst themas if humanitycan be dividedsalvationa selective process. We need a balmto soothe societalwounds, a tonicto calm the angstuntil clarityquells the uproarand kindnessreplaces this sin. (Poem originally appeared June 2019. Image my own)
Awakened by a crash just past midnight, I quickly realized my husband was not in bed and had fallen again. It’s the second time in two weeks. He couldn’t get back up. Paramedics arrived within minutes. Three strapping men had him on his feet again in no time. He was jostled but okay. I laid […]
Lovely photos, VJ.💖
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Thanks Eugi
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You’re welcome, VJ.
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Love your title, and even in b & w those flowers feel cheerful, don’t they?
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They do! Thank you
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Great photos. LOVE those flowers.
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Thanks John
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They still are Black-eyed Susans, even without the colour! 🙂
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That’s true!
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I love this!
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Thanks
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Beautiful choices both, but the flowers really speak to me. They seem to live their own life in the image. Stunning.
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Thank you. I thought so too
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The bird is beautiful in sepia VJ. I’d never have thought of that.
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Thanks Tina. I think he looks ominous, lol
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I particularly like the flowers. The photo has an otherworldly feel.
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Amazing how black and white changes a photo. The heron looks more sinister to me.
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Now that you mention it, yes, he does.
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Both the flowers and heron are beautiful in B&W VJ. Well done and thanks for joining in!
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Thanks Anne. Good prompt
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I love color…but this **really** speaks to me. Thank you, VJ. 🥰
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Thanks Victoria.
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Oh, how beautiful!
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😁
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