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Michelle Berry Lane's avatar

Beautiful, loving embeddedness, Carmine! Gratitude to you for bringing us with you to the river, into the presence of owls and the ways of light, so vividly. 💖

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Carmine Hazelwood's avatar

Being in the presence of owls is always a blessing, as are kind comments from like-minded souls like you, Michelle. xo

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Cindy Young's avatar

Carmine! Once again, I walk virtually at your side, experiencing the forest and her inhabitants as you do! Thank you, Neighbor!

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Carmine Hazelwood's avatar

Thanks for joining us in the haunted lands, Cindy.

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Susan Bremner Quarantello's avatar

amazing

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Carmine Hazelwood's avatar

Susan, glad you are here. 🙏🏼

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Diane Porter's avatar

Lady of Pomegranates, how evocative.

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Kaylene's avatar

So beautiful, Carmine. You've captured perfectly that luminal space between daylight and dark; between seasons; and between that thin sacred place where our skin meets the wild places that call to us. Thank you.

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Carmine Hazelwood's avatar

Ah, you are right, those really are the sacred places. Thank you for your kind comment, Kaylene, and for coming along on the journey. xo

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Jim Cummings's avatar

Magnificent as ever! “I, a human hour-glass…” Oh my, yes!

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Carmine Hazelwood's avatar

Dear Jim, I liked that bit, too. ☺️ Bless you for your generosity. xo

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Danielle ⛈️'s avatar

just a very deep and soft, whispered "thank you." this is luminous and lovely. XO

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Carmine Hazelwood's avatar

Oh Danielle, I am grateful for your soft, kind voice. Blessings xo

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Marilyn Peterlin's avatar

Took my breath away, both the in and the out, while I engaged in your memories of this sacred space.

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Carmine Hazelwood's avatar

Dear Marilyn, what a breathtaking place this world is, after all. If I was able to pass along even the smallest echo of its wonder, I am grateful, and grateful to you for sharing this experience with me. xo 🙏🏼

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Anne Peek's avatar

This is gorgeous. You express the feeling of these lands so well. And I so appreciate that you wrote about these areas, which I love for the mysteries you express here, but which I don't think get written about much, if at all. Thank you too for the photos you include with your writing.

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Carmine Hazelwood's avatar

As a fellow haunter of these riverlands, your compliment means a lot to me, so thank you. It is hard to capture in words or my inadequate images what it feels like to be there, but there are definitely powerful genii locorum permeating these lands. xo

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Anne Peek's avatar

You did a beautiful job!

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Rob Y's avatar

Beautiful Carmine! You brought me right there with you.

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Carmine Hazelwood's avatar

That is kind, Rob, thank you for accompanying me. xo

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