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Sunday stills, the next challenge: clouds

https://sundaystills.wordpress.com/2015/03/01/sunday-stills-the-next-challenge-clouds-5/ Dark clouds hovering over Roman Forum, Rome, Italy Fluffy cumulus clouds on a sunny day, BahamasClouds reflected in a lake, AlaskaCloud cover over Los Angeles

Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge: 2015 Week #9

Which way should I choose As along life’s highway I cruise Fancy-free and footloose Along the way I search for clues Clues that guide me constantly To what my next step should be Optimistic, with enthusiasm plenty I strive to soak in whatever I see. Atlantis Resort, Nassau, The BahamasAt an island in the BahamasOnboardContinue reading “Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge: 2015 Week #9”

A Word A Week Photograph Challenge – Intricate

Linking to: https://suellewellyn2011.wordpress.com/2015/03/04/a-word-a-week-photograph-challenge-intricate/ Man is an intricate creature Made up of helices intertwined In patterns unique as ordained by nature Each individual is one of his kind. Intricate mask, Atlantis Resort, Nassau, The Bahamas Intricately painted ceiling, Vatican City Intricately embroidered wall hanging, at the Museum of Art and Design, New York City, New York IntricateContinue reading “A Word A Week Photograph Challenge – Intricate”

Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge: 2015 Week #9

Capture my imagination Be an object of fascination Get my attention undivided Leave me perplexed, undecided In which category to place you An oddball you are, that much is true! A leisurely lizard languishing on a laidback islandWheels on a pole outside a bicycle rentalRhinestone-encrusted car, where else but in Las Vegas?

Forbidden desire

Stealthily creeping Imperceptibly seeping Into the crevices of my mind Unwelcome feelings making me blind Thoughts amorous Still quite amorphous Suddenly emerged out of the blue Leaving me breathless, without a clue A chance encounter Full of idle banter How it could inspire feelings like this Euphoric passion promising me bliss.. Fantasies forbidden Desires hiddenContinue reading “Forbidden desire”

ONE WORD PHOTO CHALLENGE: TEAL

Here are my entries for this challenge- All photographs are from an island in the Bahamas

Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge: 2015 Week #8

Along the banks of the frozen Schuylkill River, PhiladelphiaOutside a Swiss-style chalet in Adirondacks region, New York Fall colors, Washington DC

Beginning of a revolution

Every generation needs a new revolution. -Thomas Jefferson Explosive anger Endless frustration Thinly veiled rancor Against domination Bubbling resentment Rising to the surface Anguished predicament Visible on the face Cries of protest Going up in the air All that they detest Amalgamated with despair They are ready to struggle They are willing to die In thisContinue reading “Beginning of a revolution”

The loner

Endless stretch of grassy land Bisected by the road stretched like a band Not a single soul for miles in sight Landscape bathed in brilliant sunlight In my dreams I cruise on this highway I’m all alone, and this is my way Far from the city’s cacophony of noise Silently I travel, this is my choice Thinking,Continue reading “The loner”

Stuck? Just take a step!

The only difference between a rut and a grave are the dimensions. Ellen Glasgow I often face a mental block As if faced by a mammoth rock My mind a simple blank draws Inertia grips me in its claws I lie, listless, in a state of torpor Waiting to be shaken out of stupor SuckedContinue reading “Stuck? Just take a step!”

Transience of life

“Like vanishing dew, a passing apparition or the sudden flash of lightning — already gone — thus should one regard one’s self.” ― Ikkyu Cherry blossoms also symbolize the transience of life because of their beauty and quick death. When I was young I thought I was immortal, invincible, My life with thrills was fraught IContinue reading “Transience of life”

Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge: 2015 Week #8

Whimsical, atypical, bizarre All these things they are Curiosity they pique You take a second peek Always ranking high In a photographer’s eye Oddballs are great Diversity they celebrate. The Giant spider outside National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON, CA (sorry the spider’s legs are cropped!) Nature’s Oddball- Needles’ Eye Formation- Custer State Park, SD On theContinue reading “Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge: 2015 Week #8”