AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes

AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes
I love a sunburnt country / A land of sweeping plains / Of ragged mountain ranges / Of droughts and flooding rains / I love her far horizons / I love her jewel-sea / Her beauty and her terror / The wide brown land for me / ~ Dorothea Mackellar (1885-1968)

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Sunday, August 23, 2009

Fragile Wings


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Just a small creature resting on my verandah near a basket
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One Single Impression #78 ~ Allow
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Small textures of life
So easily overlooked
Allow the fragile

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17 comments:

Anonymous said...

oh those are so beautiful words!

pic is sad.. to see the trapped wings of beauty.... sigh..

Anonymous said...

i re read it... its just resting? not trapped? the angle of the shot is such that i got confused... lovely pic too!

spacedlaw said...

Black lace butterfly
Or a moth in deep mourning?
Ephemeral leaves.

anthonynorth said...

An important message and impressive, if sad, picture.

Gattina said...

Can't really see what it is, but it looks sad.

Amias (ljm and liquidplastic) said...

Good to know that whether the butterfly is trapped or resting, if we allow for change, the beauty of life and observation never ends.

Lynn said...

Beautiful and I keep thinking how fortunate you were to notice and then have camera in hand to capture it.

Tammie Lee said...

your words have inspiration in them.
Spirithelpers

annalarssonphotography said...

Truly griping words Gemma - I enjoy your words!

Have a great week!
Anna

sgreerpitt said...

how important to take notice, be mindful and protective of the fragile.

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Jim said...

Gemma, I often think of the ants that I kill. Then I remember the food chain and balance of nature.
It all balances out, we humans are in the equation. And are at or very near the top.
..
large kill small and weak
all a part of God's equation
balance of nature
..

SandyCarlson said...

Lovely, Gemma. The fragile often gets dismissed if not trampled.

The Dark Lord said...

Marvellous! The words have profound undertones, and an empathy towards fragile beings... And I must say, the image is a perfect compliment to your verse..

Maggie said...

Some things we are allowed to see...we think are fragile and yet...in truth, their strength is far stronger than many can ever imagine.

You have a blessed sight.

Tumblewords: said...

The fragile must be strong - this is a wonderful piece!

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