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Some man made spaces afford you silence
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for if you speak disapproving looks you’ll gain and a few shushes quietly said.
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But in nature silence can be absolute with sometimes not even the sound of nature to be heard. Whether it is in deep snow up a snow covered mountainside
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or in a sound
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Peace and tranquility abound.
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Green lipped mussells live in silence apart from harvest time.
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Rolling grass covered hills offer isolation and not a sound.
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A combination of those rolling hills and water deep add beauty but not a peep.
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In the dawn, before people awake
perfect still and total silence
I get my fill.
In response to weekly photo Challenge
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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) 
very beautiful photos and words, NZ in that mix!
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Yes I always visit NZ when I need a little bit of calm.
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lol lived there for years and my community was anything but calm …
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Beautiful gallery for the challenge. That still Water looks serene.
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Thanks Ruth. Yes it is calming.
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Very much so and I’m not even there.
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A lovely selection, Irene.
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Thanks Sandra.
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Nature abounds with quiet beauty and your poetic captions contribute to the sense of peace.
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I’m glad they made you feel peaceful. They do me.
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