25 Replies to “Accumulation”

  2. awordfromsolo – I am a very handsome (though I say it myself) blue greyhound. I found my new people through GAP (Greyhounds as Pets) New Zealand, and I think they do a splendid job matching us hounds to the right people.I am currently 20 months old, and I am very smart. :-)
    awordfromsolo says:

    I love it. Take away the capitals and punctuation, and you have a two-line haiku.
    The tags for this one made me smile. End-of-May snow here in New Zealand wouldn’t be so very strange in many parts of the country. 🙂

    Lovely photo and words…

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  3. Rene Yoshi – Just a transplanted Okinawan-French Southern girl with a wee bit o' Irish, sharing photography and what I'm learning about spiritual things, including putting off legalism and religious traditions, and embracing God's matchless love, tender mercy, and amazing grace!
    Rene Yoshi says:

    Beautiful image and interpretation once again! Except a few flurries, we got no snow, but a LOT of rain! I hope you’re staying warm and safe and seeing a patch of blue sky this morning as I am seeing looking out my window. 🙂

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  4. 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:

    Beautiful. You have made something good from something not so good! : ))

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  6. Tamara – United States – Welcome to Wing and a Prayer Farm! Stop by to hear about the seasons in Southern Vermont, the joy of sharing your life with pets, livestock and family!
    Tammy says:

    such a beautiful photo and prose – at least we know it is not here to stay!

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  7. elizabeththomasphotographyofcapecod – Cape Cod – I have always had creative energy and enjoy the company of artists in every form, free spirits and original thinkers! I love the ocean and could never move away. The water calls to my soul. Always going barefoot, I like the feel of sand in my toes, the wind in my hair and the sun on my face! My mood may wane with the changing of the seasons but my inspiration never does! Originally from Connecticut, followed by a number of years in Canada, then several towns here and there in Massachusetts I have been fortunate enough to finally settle on Cape Cod for the past 20+ years. Surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and beautiful New England scenery has helped to inspire the love I have always had for photography. Being an avid gardener I have a true appreciation for beautiful landscapes, flowers, birds, sunsets and the environment! Travels within the United States and beyond have afforded me opportunities to take some fabulous photos which I share with you here! ~ Liz Thomas
    elizabeththomasphotographyofcapecod says:

    I would be so depressed to see snow at the end of May!

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  9. oh no! is right… hope it disappears as quickly as is came – they are calling for very hot weather by the end of the week so I’m sure it will reach you too!

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  10. Cathy Ulrich – Fort Collins, CO – I am a creative, first and foremost, and I love writing and photography. As a bodyworker and energy healer, I enjoy sharing my experiences and insights as well as some of my more eclectic and creative adventures here on this blog. Feel free to read more by clicking the "About" link. Welcome!
    Cathy Ulrich says:

    Oh no!

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  11. leiflife – I have lived most of my life as a dancer,but I have been daughter, sister, lover, wife, mother and, more recently, grandmother, writer, sculptor, musician, and visual artist. Balancing all these aspects of my life continues to be a challenge. I was born on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, but have also lived in New Orleans, Texas, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York City. My father was the artist and naturalist, Walter Inglis Anderson, and my mother was Agnes Grinstead Anderson, an elementary school teacher and a writer. As a child, I loved to dance naturally, inspired by the trees, birds, wind, and waves that greeted my every day. Eventually, I took lessons and my mother encouraged my dream of becoming a great ballerina. I studied ballet with Lelia Haller in New Orleans, and the atmosphere of competition, and the sense that one could never be good enough, daunted my dreams and exhausted my spirit and body. In 1965, Three things happened to free me from the tyrannical world of ballet and move me further toward the balance my soul craved. I discovered Isadora Duncan, the great revolutionist of modern dance, I gave birth to my daughter, Moira, and my artist father died. From here on I would claim the freedom to explore and express the whole of my life through dancing. I was free to become the many-faceted star I was born to be. Since then I have mothered and performed, loved and written poetry, taught the dance technique I called Airth (after the balancing forces of air and earth). I have shared my life with husband or lover, raised my children and kissed them goodby and hello repeatedly. I have also kissed my students goodby and enjoyed teaching workshops from which I could walk away, glad to relax in the company of various dogs and cats. I have read huge quantities of extraordinary books, making friends with the authors through their engaging characters. I have also written poems, memoirs, children's books, and one novel. I have two published books: DANCING THROUGH AIRTH and DANCING WITH MY FATHER. My brush and ink drawings, sculptures, and paintins dance through the homes of strangers while I make occasional journies to Paris and dance anonymously on Paris Streets. At age sixty-five, one is tempted to settle into complacency, to say "I have done the best I can; so be it. I would rather die.
    leiflife says:

    Ohhhh… This is so very sad after all of your lovely flower posts…

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    1. I thought everything would be frost killed. But amazingly this afternoon all the snow is gone and nothing really looks too much worse for the wear, the pansies and violets have bounced back up. There is even a “wish-able” dandelion still standing. nature is amazing!

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  13. Gretchen Del Rio – Crestline, California, USA – I first discovered the magic of water based colors when many years ago I began to paint with procion dyes on silk. I loved the unexpected quality of the process. It was so exciting to never be sure what the colors and water would combine to produce. It seemed as though the medium had its own passion. Painting with watercolors and paper is much the same. I love the color combinations and separations that occur spontaneously as the color floats on the water. You can never totally predict what effect will result. If you try to control the medium too much, your painting will be very tight losing its aliveness. The artist must be bold and decisive or the work will not be clear and fresh. It is really like a dance. It becomes a controlled folly in knowing when to let go and when to take charge of the direction that the painting is taking. The images that I paint reflect my emotions and are expression of my life experience. They are not extensively planned, but rather evolve as the painting progresses. I am always surprised by the end result since it comes into being because of what the medium and emotion has suggested. The paintings are from my heart and I always fall in love with the subject. I believe that we are all connected and, if an image touches you, it is because we all have the same heart even though our paths may be different. Most of all, painting what I paint makes me happy. The paintings are my own path unfolding. They are an opening door for me and contain my own passion for life.
    Gretchen Del Rio says:

    Out of season. I’m wearing a heavy jacket today????

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  14. Rainy and humid here today. A bit of snow would be very refreshing. 🙂

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  16. 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:

    A wonderful image. Your snow was my rain in southern New Hampshire for my vacation. Oh, well … 🙂

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    1. Sorry to hear you got rain on your vacation. But rain, and even snow, somehow seems to set the right, somber, tone for memorial day weekend. Safe travels.

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  17. Oh my! And I thought the 25F we’ve been experiencing on the west coast of Norway was cold.. I’m sorry about your trees :-/

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  18. Tom – St. Louis, Missouri – I have been a lay chaplain in maximum security prisons in Missouri for more than 21 years, and I enjoy reading, writing, blogging, and being outdoors: working, walking, hiking, fishing, and just being in the North Woods whenever I can. Oh, and music, lots of music.
    Tom says:

    A parting shot saying, “I’ll be back.”

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  19. typewriterpoet – I enjoy many poetry styles but enjoy short poetry the most and a little bit of microfiction, but the challenge of a long poem has it's enjoyment as well!
    typewriterpoet says:

    Wow! Glad it’s gone but dang what a spring kill-joy

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  21. heavenhappens – Welcome to my life. You can share my grown up world here at http://heavenhappens.me where I blog my faith, my thoughts, my life, my travels, my photographs and my poetry. Growing up just after the war was a grim experience. So, now that I have 7 grandchildren, I am reclaiming my childhood by seeing the world anew through their eyes. Every minute I spend with them is magical. So this blog is for them ~ Ben, Rosie, Tiffany, Stanley, Thea, Mateo, and the youngest, Olivia! I hope, when they are all grown up, they will enjoy reading it and finding out about their grandma’s life, and know how very happy they made her. I hope you enjoy reading my posts, leave a comment or a link and I will get back to you. I’m sorry to say that my darling husband died of Covid on Good Friday 2020. Since then the wind has gone out of my sails and I’ve hardly written a thing. I will try to pick up my life and start writing again one day. But for now please enjoy exploring my life🕊️
    heavenhappens says:

    Beautiful, hope it is gone now and life can go on getting ready for summer x

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  23. LB – I'm a woman who loves spending time on the motorcycle and in, or on, any body of water. I love traveling and reading, baking and cooking, taking way too many pictures, and enjoying my family and friends. Life is an adventure, and I want to remember and express my joy for it! This is a journal for me ... so I'll never forget the good times and to remind me of them on more challenging days.
    LB says:

    Perfect sentiment to match the photo!

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