45 Replies to “Obscured”

  2. Anne Casey – Sydney, Australia – Originally from the west of Ireland, Anne Casey is a writer living in Sydney. Over a 25-year award-winning professional career, she has worked as a business journalist, magazine editor, corporate and government communications director, author and editor. She is currently Co-Editor of Swinburne University's two literary journals, Other Terrain and Backstory based in Melbourne, Australia. Anne's debut poetry collection, 'where the lost things go', was published by Salmon Poetry in July 2017. She won the 2017 Glen Phillips Novice Writer Award, and was short-listed for the Cúirt International New Writing Poetry Prize and Eyewear Books Poetry Prize in 2017, as well as the Bangor Annual Poetry Competition in 2016.   Anne’s writing and poetry rank as most-read pieces in Ireland’s leading national daily newspaper, The Irish Times. Her poems have been published internationally in The Irish Times, apt journal, Backstory Journal (Swinburne University), Into The Void Magazine, The Murmur House, The Incubator, ROPES Literary Journal (25th edition), Other Terrain Journal (Swinburne University), What She Knew (Papaya Press, UK), Tales from the Forest, Dodging the Rain, Luminous Echoes: A Poetry Anthology, Deep Water Literary Journal, The Blue Nib, The Remembered Arts Journal, Thank You for Swallowing and Visual Verse: An Anthology of Art and Words, among others.   Anne believes that every poem – like all art – should leave us changed by the experience. She holds a Law degree and qualifications in Communications.  Further information: anne-casey.com. Twitter: @1annecasey
    1annecasey says:

    Just beautiful. You are very talented. : )))

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  3. Marian St.Clair – Marian St.Clair, a Master Gardener and Master Naturalist, is a freelance garden writer, public speaker, and garden-tour coordinator who nurtures an earth-friendly garden in Greenville, SC.
    Marian St.Clair says:

    I love the word “plot,” it conjures all sorts of images.

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  4. Lovely image! In northern New England one needs patience at this time of year. I have especially appreciated the hopeful spirit of your recent postings, most of all this one.

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  6. B Gourley – Bernie Gourley is a writer living in Bangalore, India. His poetry collection, Poems of the Introverted Yogi is now available on Amazon. He teaches yoga, with a specialization in pranayama, and holds a RYT500 certification. For most of his adult life, he practiced martial arts, including: Kobudo, Muay Thai, Kalaripayattu, and Taiji. He is a world traveler, having visited more than 40 countries around the globe.
    B Gourley says:

    Makes me cold just looking at it.

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  9. M. – Since I was little I liked to visualize and create things. Painting with watercolors is what makes me happy now. That, and spending time gardening and reading. I love long walks, biking, and the beach.
    mehrlich125 says:

    As I sit and look at the sleet and snow storm outside my Boston window, your words provide hope that spring is not far off. Thank you!

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  11. Vanessa Lee Thomas – United Kingdom – floral photographer, wife, s-a-h Mom, genetic counselling supporter, martial arts fan, nature lover, writer, marketing enthusiast and freelance journalist
    Vanessa Lee Thomas says:

    Beautiful. I am eagerly awaiting this renaissance.

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  12. davidtripp – Arlington, Texas – I am a watercolorist who has retired from high school teaching and now enjoys part-time teaching at the university. I also play guitar and have a passion for fly-fishing. I enjoy painting "en plein air" and selling my work at art festivals. My gallery is the Gallery at Redlands in Palestine, Texas.
    davidtripp says:

    What wonderful possibilities! Great metaphor for the human spirit as well. I love the writing, thank you.

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  15. bad375 – Texas – I live in East Texas and work in education. I enjoy being outdoors or driving around looking for my next photograph. I also write about living a healthy lifestyle and most things mental/mind.Please contact me at bad375@gmail.com or bryan.davis@mentally39.com
    bad375 says:

    Gorgeous

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  18. maryoconnor12 – Along the Connecticut shoreline – I am a writer, poet, community volunteer, pupil of psychology, writing instructor, guest speaker, artist, lover of nature, curious traveler and author of Life Is Full of Sweet Spots, An Exploration of Joy, as well as Dreams of a Wingless Child, a book of award-winning poetry. An advocate of the power of writing as an agent of change, I enjoy speaking to community groups about the joy of making words sing and conduct creative poetry writing workshops for inmates at the State of Connecticut’s York Correctional Institution. As a writer and a painter, I enjoy living along the Connecticut shore, where I infuse everyday observations of the natural world with the sensitivity and insightfulness that tend to define my experience of life. It is these reflections that have helped me realize that one need not look far to find an element of peace, of celebration, of joy, in this inordinate world of which we are all a part.
    maryoconnor12 says:

    Perfect and delightful!

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  19. greenmackenzie – Scotland – Hi, I'm Seonaid, and I share my home on the shores of Loch Ness deep in the Scottish Highlands with my husband, my son and a couple of dogs. I love art which is here now and gone tomorrow...like food and nature...but also have a passion for vintage and the ancient past! Nature is my favourite muse, with her wild ever shifting seasons. I have been using and teaching mindfulness and relaxation for over 12 years, and have yet to become any sort of expert :-) I'm a Psychotherapist and Cancer Support Specialist in Maggies Highlands
    greenmackenzie says:

    I love that line….plotting their renaissance….

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  21. oceannah – I'm a lover of Earth Mother, giver of life. My organic homestead in the mountains of NY state is a place of constant learning. My people skills are better than my computer skills. Swimming in the briny blue ocean brings me deep joy.
    oceannah says:

    Elegantly stated and precisely the page I find myself on today 🙂
    *anna

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  22. Renaissance makes me think (hope for!) warm colors. Can’t wait. Beautiful words. 😉

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  23. sharonstjoan – Poet, writer, and advocate for wildlife, wild lands, and the earth. President, Forest Voices of India - a U.S.-based group which aids charities in India that further education, culture, the well-being of women, children, and animals, and the restoration of sacred groves. websites: https://wordpress.com/view/forestvoicesofindia.com https://wordpress.com/view/echoesinthemist.com https://wordpress.com/view/wildvoices.world book: Glimpses of Kanchi https://www.amazon.com/Glimpses-Kanchi-Sharon-St-Joan/dp/1982901179/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Glimpses+of+Kanchi&qid=1581769003&sr=8-1
    sharonstjoan says:

    Reblogged this on Voices and Visions.

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  25. Tina Schell – I am passionate about photography, love traveling and exploring new places and faces, and seeing the world from different perspectives. My lens is always on the lookout for something beautiful or interesting.
    Tina Schell says:

    Very beautiful seedbud

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  29. M Todd – San Diego, CA – “We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.” -Kurt V. Jump into the creative abyss with me....
    M Todd says:

    I am glad you stopped by my blog – I love your photography and poetry!

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  30. You are so talented with your words – beautiful as always. 🙂

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  31. Kolman Rosenberg – Mentor, OH – My interest in photography began as a college newspaper and yearbook photographer during the stormy 1960s and 1970s. I was influenced by many of the great photojournalists and documentary photographers such as W. Eugene Smith, Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Gordon Parks, Margaret Bourke-White and other black and white photographers of Life Magazine and the earlier Farm Security Administration. Though many of these photographers documented the horrors of war and the plight of poverty, they also showed me the dignity and adaptability of human beings in their desire to prevail.
    Kolman Rosenberg says:

    Has me dreaming of spring on this first day of spring! The snow is falling however in Northeast Ohio!

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  35. chrisbkm – Chris Morrison was born on the north shore of Lake Superior and currently lives within moments of the Atlantic in Nova Scotia, Canada.
    chrisbkm says:

    Beautiful image and thoughts.

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  36. Dr. Denny Wilkins – Dr. Denny Wilkins professes journalism at a small, private university in the Northeast. He has climbed, hiked, kayaked, photographed, skied, and otherwise meandered aimlessly throughout the American West for decades. He has degrees in geology, environmental studies, and communication — and has tried to make use of them as a co-founder of the progressive cultural blog ScholarsandRogues.com. He’s broadly interested in how the world works and why it works that way. He hates writing, although he does like having written well.
    Dr. Denny says:

    I like this very much … but despite the beauty of this image, I am so (insert appropriate epithet here) sick of winter (even though it’s my favorite time of the year to photograph …).

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  38. I could only wish I lived where it snowed like that!

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  41. u really are very talented and I hope to emulate you in some similar way..when i start my photography blog. I am still building it but will let u know when i have it up and going. might be a week or two….

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  43. this one is so dreamy .. well shot 🙂

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  44. Ok, now that I’ve been through some of your winter images, I want the snow back in NC!! Great photo and even better words!! Thanks for liking my “Macro Pinecone” posts. More later!

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