Exploring the thought I’ve always had about wanting to go dormant in the winter, and wake up anew in spring. But we don’t hibernate like the bears, unfortunately. So we must find the thing that …
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Short poem, “Keep Warm”
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THROUGH MY LENS: Faces in the water
I went on an early winter hike today through the woods around Lake Bonita, a small lake on the outskirts of Moreau State Park. No boats, not even kayaks, are allowed there, though fishing is …
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Collecting a “Red Barn in Autumn”
Soon, all that will be left to me of the farmhouse and my life there will be my memories of it.
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THROUGH MY LENS: In a cat’s eye
I think cats are pretty amazing. I have three now, and a dog, too. I love all animals, really. But cats, to me, are particularly photogenic. Our domestic ones can go a little native at …
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THROUGH MY LENS: Like falling water
I expected a dinosaur to step out at any moment, it was a place so otherworldly to me.
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New Poem, “The Why”
Contemplating the larger meaning of things. The latest installment of my mini-poems on Instagram. Follow me at #jacqlynthorne.
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New Poem, “Awake”
Contemplating the things we fear the most. From my new series of short poems on Instagram at #jacqlynthorne.
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THROUGH MY LENS: Empty places
Life was simply different there, and you had to look a lot harder, or closer, to find it.
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THROUGH MY LENS: Heart of the matter
If you look it up, there is no real synonym for the heart, no one word that means quite the same thing.
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Hitting the Trail
I decided to do... something that got me moving through the world in a way that reminded me of how beautiful it can be, and that I needed to enjoy each and every day while I can.
