Shadow Shot Sunday: Enigmatic
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| "Enigmatic" © 2010 Meri Arnett-Kremian |
oh spectral image
draped in billowing whiteness
you're an enigma
Sepia Saturday: The Nez Perce
My grandfather, whose childhood years were spent in Wallowa County, Oregon, recalled that when he was a child, he used to see members of the Nez Percé tribe in the area, their summer hunting grounds. You may or may not know that the Nez Percé had been granted reservation lands in 1855 by the Washington Territory's territorial governor, Isaac Stevens. The land reserved for the tribe encompassed their traditional hunting lands, including the Wallowa Valley. But as settlement by whites continued and gold was found, the incentive to honor that treaty diminished. The Nez Percé were offered a much smaller reservation centered around Lapwai, Idaho with schools, a hospital and financial rewards. In exchange, they had to cede their hunting lands. Some of the tribal chiefs agreed, but Chief Joseph (1840 - 1904) refused. Unable come to an agreement with the U.S. government, the non-treaty bands were thr...
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Sylvia
My shadow shots, hope you can visit, thanks!
Mine this week is a heron casting its shadow near the marina.
Here's the direct link
http://hootin--anni.blogspot.com/2011/01/shadow-of-heror-his-smile.html
Have a great Sunday.
“Draw near, child,” the spectre said.
“Do not faint with fear or dread.
I bring good news from afar,
News from planet, sun and star;
News to make the timid sing;
News to give the broken wing
Healing that will make it fly
Like an arrow through the sky.
So, my child, please have no fear,
Hear my tale—draw near, draw near!”
© 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Beyond the Walls
xo,
Noelle
I once had an enigma. It wasn't as unpleasant as I'd anticipated.
Have a nice day, Boonie