For a moment I lost hope. Fear stuck in my belly and made me sick. I didn’t recognize my country anymore so I chased the moon with my camera. I couldn’t go over the pain. I couldn’t go under it. Oh no! I would have to go through it.
I’m not through it, not even close, but I found a few things to help. Rice fields at sunrise. Cranes taking flight. Gold-tinged farmland. You. We’ve got a long way to go and we need each other. So this is me holding my hand out to you. We are in this together.
“We all—adults and children, writers and readers—have an obligation to daydream. We have an obligation to imagine. It is easy to pretend that nobody can change anything, that we are in a world in which society is huge and the individual is less than nothing: an atom in a wall, a grain of rice in a rice field. But the truth is, individuals change their world over and over, individuals make the future, and they do it by imagining that things can be different.”—Neil Gaiman
*In case you didn’t recognize the reference above, it’s from the delightful children’s book We’re Going on a Bear Hunt.
As always, all photos were taken by me with an Olympus OM-D and edited with ON1 Photo RAW. Let me know if you have a favorite and have a wonderful week. Only ONE full moon left! What?!!
Bridgette Tales 
Nice. I wish my cellphone could capture clear images of the moon.
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Same! I was out the other night at Target and the moon looked fabulous through some fall trees, but no chance capturing it with my phone.
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All beautiful photos, Bridgette! Photo 3 looks like it has an eagle or red tail hawk on it along with two small birds on the wires. Great job! ❤️😊
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Thanks! There are a lot of hawks in this area so most likely that’s what I captured. It’s my favorite shot of the day.
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You’re welcome! Raptors are amazing dinosaurs. ❤️
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#s 2, 10, 12, & 15. Such lovely captures!
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So glad you liked so many of these! Thank you.
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You’re most welcome!
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Number 8 this month. Calming.
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Calming is what I need right now. Thank you.
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I love numbers 2 and 10. Stunning!
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Thank you! #10 might be my favorite, even though it’s not in focus. I never, ever get tired of trying to capture the cranes in the rice fields.
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The Moon and nature, whats not to love Bridgette
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Thank you! It sure does wonders for the soul.
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Very poignant words & so true about appreciating the little everyday pleasures. 4, 7 and 8 have such lovely colour shadings! ❤
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I’m so glad you liked them, Tom! I’ve been in quite a rut since our disastrous election and the moon helped me remember all I can do is move forward and keep those I love close by.
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We’ll get through this if we support each other. ❤
I'm venting my frustration by adding parody villains in my stories & having them meet their comeuppance. 🙃 Y'know, cuz I'm a MATURE and RESPONSIBLE adult. 😅 Hope Avenger is a satisfying story for you ❤
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Beautiful clicks.
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Thank you!
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#1 and #7 are both so delightful! The others are lovely as well. I also love that quote from Neil Gaiman.
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I love all Neil Gaiman quotes 🙂 Thank you. Glad you liked those. I really loved the barbed wire and the moon. Felt like a perfect contrast for how I’m feeling lately.
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I couldn’t go over the pain. I couldn’t go under it. Oh no! I would have to go through it.
Wow , what a great photos of Full Moon. I like. Thanks, Bridget.
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I’m so glad you liked them! Thank you for always being such a great support.
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You are most welcome! I am so happy you like my comment. Your always kindness reply me. 🙏
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Lovely collection Bridgette. #9 I think, which captures not only the moon but the vastness of your country.
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Thanks! Yes, I’m often surprised by how vast it feels just driving 20 minutes from my door toward farmland. Open space does something for my nervous system.
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I’m a sucker for birds. #12.
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Me too! They always get me.
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My mother was our Girl Scout leader and she used to always take us on a “Bear Hunt” to open our meetings! That was so special to me and I was so proud that she was my mom!
You have captured the mood so well, Bridgette!
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Oh, how sweet! Thank you for sharing such a beautiful memory.
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Thank you for bringing the memory up with your beautiful pictures and writing!
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