Enchanting Essex

Author: pamperrault21

  • Lunar Ludibund

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    The Flower Hour #18: Celebrating Lunar New Year Welcome to the year of the horse! Meet Beezus and Ramona: These sisters fit the “Flower Hour” criteria — just!  If you look very carefully, to the left of the girls is a clump of Dandelions, and to the right is a patch of white clover. Two…

  • Cataclysm

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    cataclysm, noun, cat· a· clysm ˈka-tə-ˌkli-zəm, a momentous and violent event marked by overwhelming upheaval and demolition, an event that brings great changes.† Today I am writing about rape. In Canada, Sexual Assault is defined as an assault of a sexual nature that violates the sexual integrity of the victim.  Specifically in this case, drug-facilitated sexual assault.  In the…

  • Crops and Discoveries

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     Lens-artists challenge #385 – unusual crop.   First, here’s the assignment and the inspiration: What an Unusual Crop! No, I cannot do this; it’s too hard. No, it’s not. Give it a try, be bold, be creative. You can do it. Exceed yourself, like they say in the Olympics. Cropping stands as one of the…

  • Anserine Astonishment

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    Lens Artists Photo Challenge #384 – What Astonishes You? This lovely challenge was created by Beth of Wandering Dawgs: “What have you seen or experienced that has astonished you? The challenge is to include photos about things that astonish you and tell us why you are astonished.  I got the inspiration for this challenge from these…

  • Purple Passion

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    Purple — is fashionable twice —This season of the year,And when a soul perceives itselfTo be an Emperor.† The Flower Hour #16: The Shapes of Flowers Please take a moment to browse Terri’s post with her great “shape” images:https://secondwindleisure.com/2026/02/03/the-flower-hour-16-the-shapes-of-flowers/ ’Til next time, y’all… †Emily Dickinson, her poem “Purple — is fashionable twice —” — page…

  • Paradigms and Patterns

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    Lens-Artists Challenge #383 – Looking Back to #174 – Shapes and Designs  This challenge immediately ignited my imagination — thank you Tina!  I had a happy time today sorting through my image albums looking for some shots that might fit the bill.   Many thanks for today’s challenge to the extraordinarily talented Tina from Travels and…

  • Jack’s Letter

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    ‘Til next time, y’all…

  • A Cold, Snowy Surprise

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    I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields,that it kisses them so gently?And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, “Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.”† After a day navigating the countryside, making our way through unexpected deep snow drifts, and whiteouts that had endless…

  • The Flower Hour: Earth Laughs

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    At the moment, and like much of North America, here in Kingsville we’re in the grip of a polar vortex and under an extreme cold weather warning.  Our gardens are fair buried under a mountain of snow.  Flowers are but a memory. earth laughs in flowers† To my beloved “Flower Flock”, this might seem a…

  • The Flower Hour: Wildflower Whimsy

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    “Wildflowers are the stuff of my heart!”[Lady Bird Johnson] Beside my childhood home was an untamed field — a veritable wildflower meadow.  I picked my first Oxeye at the age of two in that field and the humble Daisy has been my favourite flower ever since.  That first blossom is pressed and dried in Mum’s…