Sunday, February 5, 2012

Mag 103

a grave at the Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow

58 comments:

  1. thanks for the prompt.. have a great week ahead!

    JJRod'z

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  2. Really difficult, and my offering was terible, but I have to go and prepare a class! But thanks, Tess!

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  3. Fortunately, I was able to tie the photo in with a piece on which I was already working.

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  4. Thank you for this prompt. I had not heard of Schnittke and am glad to have found his music.

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  5. I loved this prompt - put me in mind of my birthstone, so I took things from there. Probably not my best but done in under 10 mins - which is a record for me!!

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  6. Okay, you've GOTTA believe this, Tess! I had just written a poem today WITHOUT seeing today's Mag...and a coupla hours later, when I did indeed see the Magpie, I was STUNNED! It's as if either you or I (or both of us) had some telepathic communication.. heheh
    Thanks for this image, girl!

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  7. Thank you for the inspiring prompt Tess.... from Russia with love. ((Tess))

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  8. Thank you - what an interesting picture. I think I went a bit too obvious today, but...oh well.

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  9. I love this prompt.
    Very thought provoking!

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  10. Two immediate responses, fairly bad . . .

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  11. What a gorgeous picture!
    Hopefully I'll have something up after the weekend :)

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  12. Tess- not sure where my first comment went...so I'll repeat- your poem is superb-especially the last verse.

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  13. Thanks for the prompt, at first I thought I wasn't going to but then was struck by something in the picture....

    Wander

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  14. Hey Tess--great photo. I went on the heavy side, but now can think of many lighter approaches. Oh well! Thanks as always. K.

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  15. Such is love ... beautiful image Tess

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  16. a GREAT cemetery....a must place to visit in Moscow...thanks for prompt

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  17. Great image for the prompt. I'm in.

    =)

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  18. Thanks for the interesting prompt, and hosting this (again)!

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  19. Amazing image for this one, Tess!!! Thank you for your continued hard work!!! *big smile*

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  20. Hi all! I hope my laptop and tenuous connectivity
    prevails- If not I will try and visit later on. Have a
    great day!

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    1. sorry i missed a comment here last night...very cool image...and neat headstone...love going to the city cemetary here...

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  21. Love this image Tess....hope everyone has a wonderful week! :-)

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  22. I've been away for six weeks. Glad to be back to writing. Thanks Tess.

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  23. Love image a lot. Definitely red kryptonite if I ever did see it. Channeling my inner super woman with this one!!

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  24. Cool visual. Thanks for the great prompt! :)

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  25. Very interesting prompt! Thanks!!!

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  26. a very powerful photograph.



    -vau.de.ville

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  27. I'm a little late, but I finally got something written..thanks for the beautiful photograph for inspirations

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  28. This brought forth my serious side for once...

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  29. I've been having Blogger hassles with the links from and to this blog! The one at No. 92 works properly, as far as I can tell - maybe you could delete the other two, Tess?

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  30. A striking but sombre picture. Thank you, Tess.

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  31. Bit late but, better late than never eh!
    Loved this pic, thank you.

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  32. Post made; comment left; reading begins.

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  33. My post is up. A little late too, but...

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  34. Please read my new take on an old spy theme entitled "I, Once A Refusenik"

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  35. Another Haiku...and another interesting photo...where do you find them?

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  36. Even it has gone glassy, it is still red. :)

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  37. Yes, to quote Donna, where do you find 'em? Just keep 'em coming.

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  38. Liked this prompt. Will post something later today. Thanks!

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  39. First time posting at the Mag =)
    *waves a shy hello*
    Loved the photo.

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  40. I thought of a Mother's love ...

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  41. I stared and stared at this image and finally something came. I would love to visit this cemetery and see the grave in the image. Beautiful.

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  42. Well ... what can I say. I ran 'par accident' into your blog. And I thought ... this is something I would like to do.
    My name is Chevrefeuille and I am a haiku-poet from The Netherlands.

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