For Lens Artist Challenge prompt: Reflections
Salve for a Damaged World
Our bruised world’s in need of magic
to soften all its edges.
Sage words to dispense shadows
and draw jumpers off of ledges.
To bring moisture to our deserts
and return our skies to blue.
To rewrite horror stories
with endings that are new.
Our distressed minds need stretching
and action is the key
to snap us out of sorrow
and set our country free.
These pictures were taken at today’s rally to protest actions by the current U.S. administration. It was held in Ajijic, Mexico and was well-attended and peaceful. Most of the attendees were U.S. expats living in Mexico.
My outing is a bit different from everyone else’s but I hope it qualifies for the Lens Artists Challenge to share our last outing.
Words for The Sunday Whirl Wordle 701 are: magic shadows key stretch sage snaps bruise edges writing blue world desert
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For Lens Aritists Challenge––Photo Compotition: Shape, Form, Texture, Light
This is a reblog of a former post. To see the rest of the photos and the story of these industrious ants who seek to strip my bougainvillea, go HERE.
This post seems perfect for the Lens Artists “What’s Bugging You” prompt this week, so I’m reblogging. Hope that is okay!
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The other day, I went out to inspect the wall that Jose had repaired and painted that day. For the first time in a long time, it was devoid of coverage by plants and accessible–which also made all the wall damage viewable as well. It was as I was inspecting his admirable work on the wall that I suddenly realized why it was so open to view—a solid line of leaf cutter ants moving so rapidly along a bare branch laden with the incisor-chopped pieces of my bougainvillea vine! As usual, I became fascinated by their industry and organization. Met with an obstacle, they simply switched to the bottom of the branch and walked upside down. If a burden proved too heavy, it would be transferred to another ant, or in some cases, it seemed to be a…
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Do you Remember…..
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