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T. D. Wolf's avatar

Beautiful, beautiful.

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Ann Collins's avatar

You're so kind-- thank you!

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Donna McArthur's avatar

I will be pulling from my imagination when I go walking today, thank you Ann!

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Ann Collins's avatar

I hope you had a joyful walk, Donna!

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Palimpsestic's avatar

This was so beautiful. Thank you!

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Ann Collins's avatar

So glad it served you, Jessica!

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3musesmerge's avatar

Ann -- I love how Piranesi by Susanna Clarke inspired you to create a beautiful world of your own. Thank you for sharing it with us!

You recently shared leaves with writing on them. The next day... I picked up some leaves and wrote on them!

Rippling great stuff! Almost as delicious as your luna moth creation!

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Ann Collins's avatar

Your enthusiasm brings me joy-- thank you! Ripples are beautiful.

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Roseanne Sabol's avatar

Oh my gosh, Ann ~ this was incredibly lovely. You have a poetic eye and soul. Thank you. 💚

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Ann Collins's avatar

Roseanne, thank you!❤️

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Al Adlard's avatar

What an enchanting and playful journey to go on with you. I so enjoyed reading this! 🌲✨

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Al Adlard's avatar

I should mention too that my favorite part was the Peaceful Eye 👁️

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Ann Collins's avatar

Al, may you always feel seen and loved! 👁️🌿

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Al Adlard's avatar

You too, Ann ❤️

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Conny Borgelioen's avatar

Ann, thanks for taking me back to the Piranesi house and populating the halls with nature's delights! I'm a very visual person, so I was instantly transported.

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Ann Collins's avatar

Conny, we're alike that way! Thank you for always reading with honesty and insight.

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just mud by Ron's avatar

Marrying imagination with nature. It reminds me of C.S. Lewis's Narnia as well. You really captured mysterious paths and objects that are posing as ordinary but-that's next level! We could fear getting lost in that imagination!

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Ann Collins's avatar

Oh man! Sometimes we want/need to get a little lost, don’t we? I doubled down on my hikes at the start of the pandemic as a way to escape from the constant fearful news of death and suffering. Time outside became more important to me than ever.

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just mud by Ron's avatar

I hear you; sounded like a great strategy. It was alot.

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Katrina Panovich's avatar

i loved Piranesi but was so excited by the plot that i didn’t let myself imagine the world as much. sounds like i’m due to revisit it and be a Scientist myself.

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Ann Collins's avatar

I love re-visiting a good book. It’s so interesting to see new details and all of the care that the author has put into the work. Enjoy!

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Jason McBride's avatar

I love everything about this post! You have me thinking about some new ways to present the stuff in my head.

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Ann Collins's avatar

YAY! Isn’t it fun to feed each other’s creativity? I love how ideas spread and bounce from mind to mind!!! 💥

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