tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post8982704989006759415..comments2024-03-29T11:45:53.838+11:00Comments on Elephant's Child: Words For WednesdayElephant's Childhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-74943051584328518762016-03-17T04:51:54.228+11:002016-03-17T04:51:54.228+11:00Sandra Cox: Apologies for missing this. I hope y...Sandra Cox: Apologies for missing this. I hope your week is going well.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-6208019236912210322016-03-17T04:51:19.669+11:002016-03-17T04:51:19.669+11:00Dawn@Lighten Up!: I hope March is being lamblike f...Dawn@Lighten Up!: I hope March is being lamblike for you.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-65421218321475218052016-03-17T04:50:11.325+11:002016-03-17T04:50:11.325+11:00The Happy Whisk: How did I miss this? Our weeken...The Happy Whisk: How did I miss this? Our weekend wasn't bad, and I hope yours was productive and fun.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-27020712670747983722016-03-13T02:59:14.767+11:002016-03-13T02:59:14.767+11:00That first picture reminds me of my mutant series!...That first picture reminds me of my mutant series!<br />Have an excellent weekend:)Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-36081788121700266782016-03-13T01:38:59.653+11:002016-03-13T01:38:59.653+11:00The top photo takes me on a trip to the Caribbean!...The top photo takes me on a trip to the Caribbean! I want to go there and wait out the rest of March!Dawn@Lighten Up!https://www.blogger.com/profile/06301481567651330133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-90674642933905009672016-03-12T18:47:42.876+11:002016-03-12T18:47:42.876+11:00I don't have anything to contribute but wanted...I don't have anything to contribute but wanted to stop in before I close the lid on my coffin for the night. Wishing you a happy weekend.The Happy Whiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438469476168485775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-76949229983478045952016-03-12T16:24:18.712+11:002016-03-12T16:24:18.712+11:00I love it! Still chuckling over the p.s :)
If bir...I love it! Still chuckling over the p.s :)<br /><br />If birds could talk, I bet they'd tell us things like this.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-72676730503056084962016-03-12T10:59:04.810+11:002016-03-12T10:59:04.810+11:00DMS ~ Jess: It is. Fun, and often awe inspiring....DMS ~ Jess: It is. Fun, and often awe inspiring.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-25262109624005650042016-03-12T10:20:00.668+11:002016-03-12T10:20:00.668+11:00Definitely interesting images to write about. Alwa...Definitely interesting images to write about. Always fun to read the stories people come up with. :) <br />~JessDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-74763075137792260872016-03-11T23:01:54.483+11:002016-03-11T23:01:54.483+11:00Margaret-whiteangel: They are aren't they? S...Margaret-whiteangel: They are aren't they? So very different too.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-66464392293112800762016-03-11T18:03:48.452+11:002016-03-11T18:03:48.452+11:00Interesting stories that each have told.Interesting stories that each have told.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-57366620086146918782016-03-11T08:11:34.857+11:002016-03-11T08:11:34.857+11:00Ginger Dawn Harman: Not a problem. Without dark ...Ginger Dawn Harman: Not a problem. Without dark we cannot see the light. We need to recognise and acknowledge both. Sadly.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-69314425979382962132016-03-11T08:04:32.681+11:002016-03-11T08:04:32.681+11:00Yes very dark. I am sure it is becaus4e of all tha...Yes very dark. I am sure it is becaus4e of all that I have read his week. Next week will be much lighter with humor. Ginger Dawn...A Spice Below The Horizonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151203857889091939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-42414587604528053902016-03-11T08:00:19.224+11:002016-03-11T08:00:19.224+11:00Susan Kane: Looking forward to your creation. As...Susan Kane: Looking forward to your creation. As always.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-48952733533266530722016-03-11T07:59:54.142+11:002016-03-11T07:59:54.142+11:00Ginger Dawn Harman: Dark, powerful, poignant and ...Ginger Dawn Harman: Dark, powerful, poignant and heart hurting.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-42587772965077975972016-03-11T07:58:32.312+11:002016-03-11T07:58:32.312+11:00mail4rosey: Where did the photos take you?mail4rosey: Where did the photos take you?Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-11031526299545669822016-03-11T06:12:34.338+11:002016-03-11T06:12:34.338+11:00What?! No words? You mean I have to scatter abou...What?! No words? You mean I have to scatter about for my own? No real complaints here. I will post my take at my site on Friday.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-21722776891446810432016-03-11T03:50:53.385+11:002016-03-11T03:50:53.385+11:00I picked photo number two! My story is a bit dark ...I picked photo number two! My story is a bit dark but here it is...<br /><br />The line on the pavement are like a switch between light and dark. I look down. I always look down. Will today be different? <br /><br />“Follow me girl. Time for your exam,” she says. “Hurry up, I don’t have all day.”<br /> <br />A middle aged man in waist length coat the color of milk appears.<br /><br />“Why didn’t you take her to the emergency room?” he asks squinting his eyes.<br /> <br />“I can’t take her to there, I will have to wait for hours. Please just this once.” Katie begs. She leaned forward and whispers something in his right ear.<br /><br />I want to scream and tell them I am not a “her!” Or did I lose my name too? <br /><br />“Here, take your jumper off and sit on the exam table, we will be back in a minute.” He throws a wad of fabric at me and closes the cold steel door. I discover a robe just like the angels, I wondered if these are my pajamas. <br /><br />I obeyed him and sit on the sea foam green bed while placing my feet in the cold metal foot rest.<br />It is like sitting in a rocket ship about to go to space for the first time? Brushing the loose strains of hair from my eyes, I look up at the mildew growing behind several tiled squares wondering if heaven was clean.<br /><br />I feel dirty. <br /><br />Confusion set upon me like a cloud concealing the sun. I cry, squirm, and fight. A storm brews inside me. Why are they doing the same thing as my family?<br /> <br />“Katie, could you get the smaller speculum?” She tries to hold me down. <br /><br />“Get me the Pederson Katie.” With lips compressed and a flushed face he continues. “I cannot do this Dammit!” He says, as he releases my feet. <br /><br />The exam stops.<br /><br />Instantly, I feel relieved and decide to speak for the first time in between breath and sobs. I sit up, and with a quivering voice ask, “Does this mean that I am still a virgin like Mary?” <br /><br />His mouth gapes, his nose turns as if he had just burned toast. He steps backwards. With an intense glare toward Katie, he throws the speculum across the room and slams the door as he exits. Katie chases after him, saying, “I am sorry.”<br /><br />I was alone again.<br /><br />Fidgeting with the loose fabric covering me, I hop off the paper covered table and walk over to the door. With a flip of the plastic switch, I turn the lights off.<br /> <br />Ginger Dawn...A Spice Below The Horizonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151203857889091939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-37538575813198513062016-03-11T03:15:47.116+11:002016-03-11T03:15:47.116+11:00I love that JennyI love that JennyStrayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124298302997708537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-91603161674816639602016-03-11T03:14:41.312+11:002016-03-11T03:14:41.312+11:00There was a movie called White Line Fever, have ex...There was a movie called White Line Fever, have experienced a little of it myself, on long trips.Strayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124298302997708537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-9653890929371063172016-03-10T21:00:21.439+11:002016-03-10T21:00:21.439+11:00That's an interesting photo duo to be sure. Ge...That's an interesting photo duo to be sure. Gets the mind flying. ;)mail4roseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17850985344834209198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-33940297229905461142016-03-10T18:46:40.847+11:002016-03-10T18:46:40.847+11:00Linda I love your take on the photographs.Linda I love your take on the photographs.Margaret Birding For Pleasurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00400663056547331997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-25578681467820936272016-03-10T18:45:40.183+11:002016-03-10T18:45:40.183+11:00HI Strayer This is a brilliant story. Never thou...HI Strayer This is a brilliant story. Never thought of the birds' objection that we were in their air space. The postscript is very funny.Margaret Birding For Pleasurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00400663056547331997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-13182910256110951712016-03-10T18:37:44.458+11:002016-03-10T18:37:44.458+11:00Sweet and short. Well done.Sweet and short. Well done.Margaret Birding For Pleasurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00400663056547331997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-36595372896644944562016-03-10T18:35:51.347+11:002016-03-10T18:35:51.347+11:00Great take on the first shot.Great take on the first shot.Margaret Birding For Pleasurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00400663056547331997noreply@blogger.com