Once a month Paula invites us in Thursday’s Special where you can pick one word or all and post one photo or many. The five words this month are : vantage, bifurcated, intruding, jagged and quayside
© irene waters 2017
From my vantage point in the sky tower Aukland I can see the birfurcation in the river mouth. Taking one side leads quayside. Big boats and little boats, passenger liners and cargo carriers. Intruding into the sky are loading cranes and tall buildings but none reach the jagged clouds above.
© irene waters 2017
The road bifurcates at the quayside. Piles of jagged rough-sawn timber await loading onto the boats. My vantage point allows me to see clearly but intruding is the reflection of the window from the other side of the bus.
© irene waters 2017
The Lorelei sits in her vantage point in the middle of the Rhine where her rock causes a birfurcation in the river. Sailors who leave the safety of their quayside berth are drawn closer to the jagged rocks by the irresistable song she sang. No intruder to the rock survived.
© irene waters 2017
From my vantage point in a light plane the odd bifurcation in the mighty Colorado River was clearly seen. I felt as though I was intruding. The steep, jagged cliffs of the Grand Canyon should have had The Havasupai people standing on the cliff tops or pulling their kayaks, quayside, onto the island in the middle of the river. In this ancient place a plane load of tourists didn’t seem right.
Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 
Outstanding applications of so many random words. And excellent photos, also.
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Thanks Sharon.
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I am lost for words Irene…..wonderful, clever…..
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Thank you very much. Now I am at a loss for words.
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When I read your posts for TS I always have an impression that you are having fun. I do hope it is so, cause I am having fun when I read them. Thank you, Irene.
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Paula I have a lot of fun with TS. I always look forward to your prompts. It makes me very happy that you have fun reading them. Thank you.
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Skilfully done. I love that vantage point, Irene. 🙂 🙂
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Thanks Jo. 😀
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your fun paragraph at the end (using the words) was brilliant.
and the first photo – with all that blue- is my fav of this post. 🙂
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So glad you enjoyed it. I always have a lot of fun with Paula’s prompts.
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😉
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