Sometimes we blossom and bloom and exude radiant brilliance.
Other times our thistles and thorns protect us and guard us and hide us.
Reach, stretch, discover, grow.
Bloom where you are planted.
Evolve with your seasons.
Never be afraid to express yourself.
This week’s Weekly Photo Challenge asked us to post a photo to “Express Yourself.”
As I contemplated the subject, this photo I took a few months ago on a walk spoke to me. It inspired me to express myself – as this thistle – in all of its ages and stages does.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
the creative life in between 
Beautiful expressed, Jodi!
Wisking you a lovely Sunday.
Best regards,
Dina, Klausbernd, Siri & Selma
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Thanks Dina! Keep on Expressing YOU too! 🙂
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😊😀😄😜😳😫😤😖😆😵
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Love the photograph and I love the way you expressed yourself through the analogy of the thistle! Awesome! Good morning and Happy Sunday! ((Hugs!)) xo
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Express Yourself PJ! 🙂
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I think I try to through my blogging posts, photography, challenges I participate in. Are you going to take the Writing 201 course in February? It is poetry.
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Yep you do 🙂 Keep on keepin’ on. Hmm. I didn’t realize Writing 201 was poetry. I should consider, though I have never really tried poetry until now…..
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I am not a poet either so we can stumble through together. LOL!
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Here is the url:
https://dailypost.wordpress.com/2015/01/22/february-2015-blogging-u-registration/
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Ok – I registered – we’ll see how this goes 🙂 Fun to DISCOVER new ways to express ourselves. 🙂
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Yay!! Now it will be fun!
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Beautiful photograph!
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Love the beautiful photo & the lovely message. Have a great week, Jodi!
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OH you put a lot of thought into this! Love the poem
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I love your words here and this is such a beautiful shot. Thank you so much for sharing!
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Thank YOU Jennifer! So nice of you to say 🙂
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Ah, ages and stages. My thistles and thorns are showing. Great pic! Toni
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Love it!
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Love the picture and so appropriate for what you said. Embrace nature for it can inspire us in so many meaningful ways.
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Beautiful interpretation of this week’s prompt, Jodi.
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