CeemkoArt [2023-09-26 18:09:45 +0000 UTC]

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cricketumpire [2020-03-30 20:57:22 +0000 UTC]

We might be hiding from nature currently but its beautiful face is beginning     
to show itself after the gloom of winter, at least in the northern hemisphere      

Perhaps the emotional lift spring gives will sustain us in the Covid-19 crisis. I hope my daffodil submission helped a little - thanks for faving Valeria             Stay safe...     

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cricketumpire [2020-03-21 18:34:51 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for plunging into those "Fathomless depths..." to fave the Siamese cat  

Cats are indeed glorious creatures that deserve our respect       

Happy you liked her        Thank you for your continued support Valeria...   
                         

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cricketumpire [2020-02-23 21:36:54 +0000 UTC]

Question - am I the only one to regret the demise of the tie?       
The modern world has new standards - suits with no tie.  It must be my age     

Thank you for faving the tie-less penguin Valeria.  Really appreciated as always...   
                           

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cricketumpire [2020-02-03 22:05:04 +0000 UTC]

To complete the quote that inspired the title of my sunset photograph...   

         “Bursts of gold on lavender melting into saffron. It's the time of day when the 
           sky looks like it has been spray-painted by a graffiti artist.”   ~ Mia Kirshner     

Thanks for faving the image Valeria.  Have a great week to come...  
              

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cricketumpire [2020-01-16 22:28:25 +0000 UTC]

She clawed her way into my heart and wouldn’t let go. I'm now her servant  
My reward?  - to sit and listen to "A dreamy purr"         


Thanks for the fave and for sharing my enjoyment of our ginger cat Valeria         
                            ...and of course have a     
                       

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cricketumpire [2019-12-27 11:48:31 +0000 UTC]

        Thank you for faving my "Robin singing merrily..."   
        Very happy you liked him.    Have a wonderful Boxing Day    

               Thanks for all your support over the last twelve months Valeria     
              

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cricketumpire [2019-11-28 23:40:34 +0000 UTC]

Hi Valeria, thanks so much for faving  "The pain of her betrayal..."       

I must correct the illusion, created for drama by the title, that this was a caged kitty.

In reality, the window screen was for security of the house not to incarcerate the cat     
      

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cricketumpire [2019-11-01 12:47:36 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you enjoyed seeing  "The water was quite unruffled..."  and were happy to 

fave it Valeria           Thanks so much for that interest        
                   

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cricketumpire [2019-10-16 21:26:08 +0000 UTC]

The poem I quoted defined the fuchsia flowers as "Ballerinas dancing in the breeze" 

I love that description, I hadn't realised it before but it is so true   

Thank you for your appreciation of the image Valeria      
              

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cricketumpire [2019-10-03 19:36:06 +0000 UTC]

Mantis religiosa sounds more like a spell from a Harry Potter movie than the Latin name
for an insect            so thanks for faving  "There's a mantis praying..."      

the proud owner of that Latin name     Have a a wonderful weekend Valeria...     
          

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cricketumpire [2019-09-16 15:57:05 +0000 UTC]

"Don't create ripples..." maybe good advice in any walk of life but certainly is

right for my submission you faved.  The beauty was in the stillness of the sea.   
Thanks so much for faving it Valeria        
                        

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cricketumpire [2019-08-21 20:06:15 +0000 UTC]

So pleased you enjoyed seeing the red kite submission and thanks for faving it       

Certainly the bird clearly has no need for that "tail of red ribbons"        
Have a great weekend to come Valeria         
                      

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cricketumpire [2019-08-08 17:39:57 +0000 UTC]

Now it's safe to come out of concealment I'll say thanks for faving  "Shush! We're hiding!"
Glad you appreciated it so much Valeria       
      

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cricketumpire [2019-07-22 08:33:41 +0000 UTC]

Tell me who can            You can              You did fave my toucan!          

Thank you so much for the appreciation Valeria              

Have a great week to come              
                    

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cricketumpire [2019-06-24 21:59:13 +0000 UTC]

It's really appreciated to see you joined the dots and faved my ladybug submission    

She was indeed "A tiny dot-to-dot delight..." and I've been told a good luck symbol as well

May some of that luck rub off on us all Valeria       
            

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cricketumpire [2019-06-15 17:25:17 +0000 UTC]

The cat on  "Sentry duties..."  reminded me of the Buckingham Palace guards.

To see if you agree go to  www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKWGB-…

Thanks for the fave        Have a great weekend Valeria...  
              

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cricketumpire [2019-05-22 18:15:29 +0000 UTC]

"I sat staring..."  was a classic cat pose, the vacant look into the distance     

I'm pleased you enjoyed sharing the moment in time...  Thanks for faving Valeria         
                      

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cricketumpire [2019-04-28 17:46:26 +0000 UTC]

William Shakespeare wrote  “True hope is swift, and flies with swallow's wings.”    

I'm happy you were so swift to fave my swallow image        

Have a great week to come Valeria...        
          

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cricketumpire [2019-04-08 10:32:48 +0000 UTC]

It is said   "Butterflies are the Heaven sent kisses of an angel"   I'm happy my image 
captured one on earth           and glad you found it good enough to fave     
            Thanks so much for that interest Valeria          
              

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cricketumpire [2019-03-14 16:15:47 +0000 UTC]

I've been told you faved my otter submission - thank you so much for that       

Glad you enjoyed seeing it Valeria            Have a good weekend my friend... 
                 

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cricketumpire [2019-02-15 12:37:06 +0000 UTC]

Part of Max Ehrmann's "Desiderata" advises:  "Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans"...       mwkworks.com/desiderata.html
This is good advice that counters the negative aspects of "Tall poppy syndrome"   

Thanks for faving my poppy submission.      Have a good weekend Valeria...  
         

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cricketumpire [2019-01-30 17:30:20 +0000 UTC]

Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory 


of being alone.  I hope you can find somewhere as stunning as that 
South African beach to experience solitude      but avoid loneliness     


Thanks for the fave of  "Embrace your solitude..."      Have a good week Valeria...   
                                   

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cricketumpire [2019-01-12 20:43:41 +0000 UTC]

By faving my cat submission you've proved yourself very "worthy of friendship"        
but, as cat lovers will know, the decision is always that of the cat     


Thank you for faving "If you are worthy..." Valeria             Have a great weekend...
                                    

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cricketumpire [2018-12-21 21:20:02 +0000 UTC]

         Hi Valeria, thanks so much for faving my Christmas robin        

                      Remember what he says:-   "Have a wonderful Christmas Day"
 
              

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cricketumpire [2018-12-01 14:53:34 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for having a 'brief encounter' with my steam locomotive submission       
and of course for faving it Valeria         Really appreciated as always     
                    

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cricketumpire [2018-11-13 18:56:39 +0000 UTC]

Shakespeare identified the futility of 'painting the lily' as it's perfect anyway     

       The artist or photographer can only work to preserve that ephemeral perfection

Thanks for thinking my submission captured some of the the beauty of that lily
  ...and thanks for the fave. Have a good week Valeria...
                                 

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cricketumpire [2018-10-11 16:25:06 +0000 UTC]

I've messed up  Several deviants read the original title of my llama submission ("Give a llama -- Give me! Give me!") as a request or even demand for a llama to be given to me. This was NOT the case. When I composed the title I had the mental image of the llama jumping up and down, like an over excited little child     
        That is:      "You are going to give a llama away? - Give Me! Give Me!"       

My thoughts obviously didn't hit the right note so I changed the wording to "Pick ME!" 
I hope this explanation makes things clear.  
Anyway thanks for the fave it's appreciated Valeria        
       

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cricketumpire [2018-09-07 10:14:17 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for faving  "Light of the world..."  my church statue submission. This has a 

double meaning, both the religious one and the visual pun with the oblique lighting   
Glad you enjoyed it in at least one of those ways Valeria     
      

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cricketumpire [2018-08-29 22:16:18 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for faving  "Monarch of all I survey..."  the Dartmoor landscape and pony
       Have a good week Valeria           
                 

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cricketumpire [2018-08-19 20:45:52 +0000 UTC]

How good are you at waiting in line Valeria                             

I hate queues and avoid them at all costs if possible but sometimes they are inevitable.

Thanks for your interest in faving the line of gulls      
        

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Pajunen [2018-08-06 20:39:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the watch!

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cricketumpire [2018-08-06 18:03:01 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for dropping by to fave  "Lest we forget..."  - the remembrance poppy       

To respect the memory of the fallen of all nations is especially important a hundred years
on from the resolution of World War 1.  Glad you enjoyed it         Have a good week...

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cricketumpire [2018-08-02 09:53:46 +0000 UTC]

Cats might think 'Lethargy is an art form...' but I hope your 'treadmills of human 
activity' run smoothly this week but will give you time for a worthwhile nap! 
Thanks for the fave of the relaxing cat Valeria        
                      

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cricketumpire [2018-06-23 13:55:25 +0000 UTC]

My iris made  "A vain promise..."  of tender greens and violets in early June, yet is already 


just a memory, as the poem promised, faded and going grey. Thanks for the fave, I hope
the image will be a reminder of its beauty for a long while to come Valeria     
         

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cricketumpire [2018-04-30 16:39:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for owl you've done in faving  "It's all in the eyes..."       

That frowning bird looked as if he had irritable owl syndrome but glad you liked it anyway
      Owl all right I'll stop but I'm not sorry about the puns I don't give a hoot        
               Have a good week Valeria         
                  

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cricketumpire [2018-04-01 08:36:28 +0000 UTC]

 Thanks for faving the beautiful Saker Falcon we met in the desert outside Dubai    
      Glad you enjoyed the second submission from our recent holiday   


                             Have a good weekend Valeria...      
                                    

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