Kivu Lake, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo

Kivu Lake, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo

Kivu Lake, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo

South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo

South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo

South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo

South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo

South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo

South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo

South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo

South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo

South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo

South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo

This post is contribution for Lens-Artists Photo Challenge and Wordless Wednesday.

Some of you may have noticed that I only posted one photo early this morning. (At least early my time.) That’s because I have found myself exhausted by always putting up at least two posts a day. So I’ve given myself permission to only put up one post, if that is what I feel like doing. My older daughter, son-in-law, grandkids and I are going away for a four day weekend before school starts again for the kids. I’ve scheduled single posts per day through next Monday, so if I don’t want to add any more, I can relax for 5 days while we all are on a mini vacation, plus the additional first day that I’m back. I might be checking in on comments, etc, but if I don’t, I’ll catch up when I return.

Here is an idyllic photo of a bench and the lake to add to…

A butterfly eats by extending its tongue like structure, called a proboscis, and using it like a straw to suck up liquid food such as nectar. It drinks water the same way. In the second photo, it would appear that the pollen covered proboscis might be headed toward the butterfly’s mouth to be consumed. I even assumed that to be the case. However, when I did some research, I discovered that what is on the outside of the proboscis is immaterial. The butterfly in the second photo is actually finished sucking up the nectar of that particular flower, and is, in fact, coiling its “tongue” back up into the resting position.

Hannah Keene 2019

Posted for Dutch Goes the Photo!’s Tuesday Photo Challenge: Focus.

“Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.” — Alphonse Karr

Perspective.

Each of us possesses a particular view on life and the world which is tinted by all the experiences we’ve collected throughout our existence on the planet.

We can share a moment and react in totally opposing ways.

I used to think there was one truth.  Now I know there are many, and they are achieved through perspective.

Have you ever discussed a childhood event with a sibling?  If so, did you agree?  Did one of you see it one way, the other totally different?  Share in comments if you’d like.  I’m finding perspective an interesting topic these days.

Renee Johnson is the author of Acquisition, and The Haunting of William Gray.  She is currently working on a Young Adult novel, while editing a suspense novel which has…