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She was not quite what you would call refined. She was not quite what you would call unrefined. She was the kind of person that keeps a parrot. ~Mark Twain~

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Farewell

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Silence

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Pink Lady

I picked up another Amaryllis at Walgreen Pharmacy early in June.

The foliage and the buds were pale with only a hint of pink.

I didn’t have much confidence that she’d turn out too well,

But the configuration of the plant was good.

At least, she wasn’t She-Devil Red…

It has two stalks and ten buds on one bulb!

The stalks are well-proportioned and sturdy

No, long, lanky stalks and leaves here.

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The Marlboro Man Abstract

The Marlboro Man Abstract

This image of a small bit of sputum was shot with a 105mm lens for dramatic effect. I titled it “The Marlboro Man” as a bit of gallows humor for my hospice physician. He plans to hang it in his office since few people will know what it is. Chuckle…

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Death of a Staghorn

Death of a Staghorn

We celebrate Birth and Life.

We avert our eyes from Death and Dying.

We see life in Kodachrome.

We see Death in monochrome.

 After the recent freeze,

I went into the garden on a mission to study death and dying

in the plant life there.

I made many photographs of what I saw.

I want to share the death of the Staghorn here.

After the frost,

The Staghorn anchor leaves changed from tender green

to…

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Past Her Prime

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Hanging

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Making A Fist Making a Fist Naomi Shihab Nye For the first time, on the road north of Tampico,

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I swore that I would never post again until I answered every wonderful comment on my last post.

I am still well, but I have had a few small complications that kept me from concentrating.

I apologize.

I just had to share this birthday wish with you.

I laughed and laughed.

A dear friend, who shares my macabre sense of humor, sent it to me today.

Many kind friends sent good wishes.

Glenda, a good friend of more than thirty years,

brought this beautiful orchid and some tasty pastries.

We had a wonderful visit as we always do.

My sister, Linda, sent these heavenly scented lilies that have just begun to open.

I love lilies as much as I love orchids, of course, and these are especially beautiful.

I had a great birthday.

I expect that it will be my last, but that’s good, too.

I have enjoyed a great seventy-three years.

I’ve done everything I ever wanted to do.

I’ve lived far longer than I ever expected.

And I am happy.

Blessings to all of my WP friends!

:-)

Seventy-Three Years I swore that I would never post again until I answered every wonderful comment on my last post.

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Marble Hands

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Spider

Spider http://wp.me/s2wrbT-spider

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Last year, the poor little clematis managed to produce one tendril.

It made it all the way to the top of the trellis and produced one blossom.

During the winter, the plant turned brown.

I assumed it was dead in the pot until I saw a tiny green leaf at the top.

The rain came and she began to grow.

Finally.

I am reminded of the children’s story book, The little Engine that Could.

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The Little Clematis Last year, the poor little clematis managed to produce one tendril. It made it all the way to the top of the trellis and produced one blossom.

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Easter Eggs

Easter Egg

If I saw the little bowl by itself, I would think, “oh, that’s just precious!” It’s intricate, delicate, beautiful. But when the egg is placed on it, the beauty of the bowl fades into the background. The egg is infinitely more precious…intricate…and awe inspiring. We know that a human made the bowl and appreciate the talent it took to make it. The egg? Just wow! Made by God with beauty…

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Alien Land

  Tortures Wislawa Szymborksa  Nothing has changed. The body is a reservoir of pain; it has to eat and breathe the air, and sleep, it has thin skin and the blood is just beneath it; it has a good supply of teeth and fingernails; its bones can be broken; its joints can be stretched. In tortures, all of this is considered.   Nothing has changed. The body still trembles as it trembled before Rome…

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Big Lucy  in showoff mode!

Both Dragons are trying to bruminate after making valiant efforts to attract each other through the glass.

They still come out of the caves to bask and eat veggies, but few roaches.

Big Lucy is particularly comical.

Little Lucy isn’t nearly as funny as Big Lucy

But, she’s the sweet one.

She’s decided finally to be interested in Big Lucy.

After a few days of trying to reciprocate his advances,

She’s retreated to her cave.

(I’ll drag her out tomorrow for her hot tub spa treatment…)

:-)

Thanks to Dennis

I installed the redirect to the WP classic editor.

Adrian and Sue directed me to the easy two-step link on Dennis’ blog.

I doubt that Dennis is going to be Freshly Pressed for that invaluable post,

but I nominate him anyway!

Thank you, Guys!

Animal House Big Lucy  in showoff mode! Both Dragons are trying to bruminate after making valiant efforts to attract each other through the glass.

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Reptilian Hand

Animal House

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