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Spring is nature's way of saying, 'Let's Party!"
~ Robin Williams
This is the last in my series of four crocus images.
Shot with Pentacon AV and 12mm extension tube.
Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.
~Rumi
I recently finished short prose/essays by Elena Ferrante where she wrote about a subject each week for a year for The Guardian and rather enjoyed her musings on being an author, mother, human, lover of films, admirer of Daniel Day Lewis, and being Italian,
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"All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind.”
- Abraham Lincoln
Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL--prfnuJ8
A GIFT OF A THISTLE – JAMES HORNER
I've weathered every storm
that has been sent my way
I've tethered every ounce of being
to keep the wolves at bay
they want my blood
I smell their fear
they snarl and nash
teeth ear to ear
but I stand tall amid it all
they cannot make me fall
It's strange the things that happen to me
It makes no sense at all
but in the world of hungry wolves
they help me grow; not make me small
the yellow hearts of narcissi
glow green somehow with envy
staring at the water's edge
they shiver; shake and tremble
but I am calm; at peace; in prayer
seek from within and not without
those innocent of any sins
are quiet and have no need to shout
it's in the stillness we can hear
that still small voice of calm
and those who cry and pity themselves
only do themselves more harm
forgiveness in the eyes of God
encompasses all his flock
even the darkest sheep of all
and those who follow and those who mock
a heart that's full of love and kindness
does not seek to hurt another
practice with each breath you take
the simple act of mindfulness.
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Image captured during the unseasonal sunshine and warm weather of April (England, UK) which, coincided with the first few weeks of the COVID19 Lockdown.
Created using: Topaz Labs, and Topaz Studio
Taken at ONE BILLION RISING
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"Look at your feet. You are standing in the sky. When we think of the sky, we tend to look up, but the sky actually begins at the earth." - Diane Ackerman
F.L.Y. = First Love Yourself
“This is love: to fly toward a secret sky, to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment. First to let go of life. Finally, to take a step without feet.”
- Rumi
Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI30hRorelY
ONLY TO FLY – CHRIS REA
Zebra fly, zebra fly
what are you doing here
where are you going on this fine day
in your striped pyjamas
watching the panorama
can you hear the sea come in
to our little bay
have you been up to London
in your pin-striped suit
tell me was it busy
did you have a hoot
did you take your car
or did you just commute
Zebra fly, zebra fly
with your new Doc Marten boots
how I love the retro vibe
it's trending now in hot pursuit
with your big and stylish sunglasses
tinted red do you imbibe
a Pimm's and High Tea on the lawn
will you take a bribe
or can I gatecrash anyway
and join you on the bench
a Summer's day is here to stay
to leave is such a wrench
Zebra fly, zebra fly
please do mind the gap
at the station there are signs
next to the Underground map
you're looking good against the wood
you seem so cool; relaxed
your wings transparent, clear and bright
shining like they've just been waxed
Zebra fly, zebra fly
one more thing before I go
can a zebra really fly
an urban myth or no ...
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Happy Flyday and a Beautiful Weekend dear friends <3
I am at hospital ... nothing to worry about. Will catch up soon x
“You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason that they are heavy. So let them go, let go of them. I tie no weights to my ankles.”
― C. JoyBell C.
Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxzdA60uDrU
DINGLY DELL - LINDISFARNE
Fading ideals and memories
hidden beneath the stack
of letters and photographs
piled so high; yellowing
on dusty shelves once painted black
now peeling and dimple-dinted
by hammers and glancing blows
like my heart has taken
what my soul already knows
that we can never get back those times
of sweet halcyon days
when endless rhymes
fell from my lips into your ears
you held me so tight and quelled my fears
but like back then and so like now
the memory of you still dries my tears
and I feel your presence throughout the years
but there's no real use in looking back
except as a reminder that once all was well
those days of laughter in Dingly Dell
the smudges of mud from our runs in the hills
collapsing and breathless and laughing like stills
from an old movie we watched on cold Winter nights
over and over until we could recite
each and every phrase word perfect to our delight
smiling eyes joined our souls and set passions alight
now all I have left are those memories
they keep me warm; those sweet histories
but that's alright as long as I know
that the struggle for you that ran deeper than snow
is no longer a struggle; no longer a blow
you found new horizons; new sunsets and sunrise
the pale yellow moon lights up all your highways
you travel alone without me by your side
tucked into your breast pocket a note where I lied
telling you I was ok and not to worry about me
I loved you so much; I let you fly free
I never much wanted a caged bird you see
I would never me happy; you would never feel free
that is what true love is
the ability to know
when it's the right thing to stay
or the right thing to go
and I know it's the right thing in letting you go
because I also feel freer and I hope that you know
it will never be over; this love that I have
but I no longer feel burdened and I rarely feel sad
we can live with the peace in our minds and our souls
and the space in our heart that's reserved for us all
to let new love in; like the cherry tree flowers
that fill up my senses and transform my hours
to days and then weeks; to months and then years
until finally I get it; there is no reason to fear
we all must let go before we get back
the love that we give; the freedom we lack
I hope you are thinking as I'm thinking of you
the love we created will serve someone new.
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A collection of prose /essay of a Taiwanese writer who is above 60 and taking care her parents. Her mum has amnesia and couldn't recognize her. Her father is not healthy and having mood swing. In Asia caring for the elderly is still done by children as the supporting institution for elderly care is still lacking. A large % of the books are her experiences and reflection on elderly care. Unlike taking care of children, taking care of elderly you expect deterioration and not improvement, without love and strong head it is a task many children gave up. Despite the challenge, she still write with compassion and love.
中年、初老 都应一读。
Normal…?!?
Why would I want to meet someone normal and have a regular life?
I want someone who loves my craziness, asking when are we leaving for more?
We can experience that madness of life together!
Laughing, pondering, screaming, being somber or crazy, only as the mood strikes
Or we could just hang out
Taking in the view of amazing places
Travel the world and not be normal!
Another work of short poetry or prose to complement the image captured one morning in Voyageurs National Park while on the Grand Voyageur Tour boat ride tour with Border Guide Services. This was while exploring the area of Kabetogama Lake and a view extending to the north to two bald eagles perched up top nearby evergreen trees. While the bald eagles, in and of themselves, were a draw for any image, I loved the backdrop of blue skies for the birds and evergreens. The rest of the image composition was attempting to center the birds and capture an image with the heads looking forward or a profile view.
"But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
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I'm a sucker for wildflowers; more so when they're truly wild in a field. I love them, they brighten any spot, even the side of a road that's riddled with potholes.
And so, this morning when I was walking back from an appointment and spotted this field of wild growth I had to pull the camera out and see what I could capture.
No field is ever the same. If I were to go back tomorrow, it would be different and I think that's what I love about places like this.
Variety, it's the spice of life!
Hope everyone has had a good day.
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Pain or something like it, all the memories just as well forgotten...nothing matters because it's the time of year when the sun's down before we're fully awake, when the full moon hardly shows from behind the stars and the only thoughts worth having are thoughts that come just before sleep, making the pillow their grave and inviting dreams instead. We collect these dreams like dying stalks of wildflowers, brittle, lost, then gone forever.