Nonnie's Observations

each shot taken one after another only difference- camera setting/mode for above: close-up camera setting/mode for below: dusk/dawn camera modes alter  appearance, intensity of finished product more shadows at SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY 2 our gracious host: Chubskulit Rose Hoosier Quote: “I hate the dawn.   The grass always looks as though it’s been left out all night.” ~Clifton Webb in the movie “The Dark Corner”~

tribute to fam’ly off’ring respite to loved ones maybe others too sharing with James' WEEKEND REFLECTIONS #297 Hoosier Quote: “Epitaph: An inscription on a tomb  showing that virtues acquired by death  have a retroactive effect.” ~Ambrose Bierce~

Hoosier Park- win big! so the casino ads say   not my cup of tea Hoosier Park- horses… thoroughbred & standard-bred style: harness racing sharing with Lesley's  Signs, Signs Hoosier Quote: “The most comfortable people on a hayride are the horses .” ~Don Herold~

my photo of lovely purple flowers My Haiku for the Wisteria: heavily laden gracing its environs   amethyst beauty   image used on CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI Our Inspiration- Rallentanda's Winning Haiku: wisteria frangrant chandeliers drop a carpet of purple sharing at Kristjaan's CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI Hoosier Quote: “Flowers: the sweetest things  that God ever made and forgot to put a soul into.” ~Henry Ward Beecher~ note: I disagree with God's forgetfulness, yet the sentiment is sweet.

My Haiku gazing toward the end yet hope lives eternally for our homecoming Our Inspiration from Basho Translated by Jane Reichhold to hear the wild goose is my reason to go to the capital in autumn This day marks the end of our journey with Basho. Thanks to our host Kristjaan for continuing to host this meme. CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI Hoosier Quote: “The problem of life is not to make life easier,  but to make men stronger.“ ~David Starr Jordan~