© irene waters 2016
As Muffin and I trod a different path
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© irene waters 2016
some oddities we found
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I wondered as I wandered
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had this been placed before the tree grew
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And where had this come from
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© irene waters 2016
The day darkened as through the trees we went,
Piped on
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until emerging to a river criss crossed by structures and a sky criss crossed by wires
Into civilisation we had come.
In response to Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge
About Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist
I began my working career as a reluctant potato peeler whilst waiting to commence my training as a student nurse. On completion I worked mainly in intensive care/coronary care; finishing my hospital career as clinical nurse educator in intensive care. A life changing period as a resort owner/manager on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu was followed by recovery time as a farmer at Bucca Wauka. Having discovered I was no farmer and vowing never again to own an animal bigger than myself I took on the Barrington General Store. Here we also ran a five star restaurant. Working the shop of a day 7am - 6pm followed by the restaurant until late was surprisingly more stressful than Tanna. On the sale we decided to retire and renovate our house with the help of a builder friend. Now believing we knew everything about building we set to constructing our own house. Just finished a coal mine decided to set up in our backyard. Definitely time to retire we moved to Queensland. I had been writing a manuscript for some time. In the desire to complete this I enrolled in a post grad certificate in creative Industries which I completed 2013. I followed this by doing a Master of Arts by research graduating in 2017. Now I live to write and write to live.
Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 
Great odd balls for this week. Don’t forget to hook it up when I get the challenge up.
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Thanks Cee. I wasn’t sure what time noon was for you. I’ll work it out over the next few weeks.
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Sharp eyes, Irene!
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Thanks Noelle. Not so much sharp as now tuned in to find things.
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Elephant feet I’m sure, and if not, then certainly elephantine size.
A voice box for the trees, a channel for the river, a red bridge to span the water, another wiry bridge to traverse the sky, and one more perhaps only to sculpt a reflected pattern on the water.
Marks we humans make on the natural world. Have you asked Muffin her opinion on these intrusions?
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Haha. Yes I’ve asked Muffin about these intrusions and she says unless she can pick it up in her mouth she has no interest in it what so ever.
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Same as my infant granddaughter. 😀
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LOL.
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