Sunday, November 11, 2012

Mag 143

Verdun, 1917 by Felix Vallotton

34 comments:

  1. If you've never been there, you can never know.

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  2. so appropriate on this Veteran's Day ....

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  3. Thank you for remembering.

    Thank you veterans world wide for serving in the past and in the present.

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  4. Made me think of 'They also serve, who only stand and wait'...

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  5. Thanks for the prompt Tess. Very apt artwork for the day.

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  6. Well I was unsure where this one would go! thanks!

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  7. i'm posted and have read all those that went before me.

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  8. Tess- this image is so appropriate for today- and now that I am back from a few weeks of vacation I will be able to really read everyone's posts- the internet is a bit iffy in parts of Mexico! Ole!

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  9. Dear Friends: Forgive Berowne. He tried a little test, to see if anyone would "get it." Anyone like to try?

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  10. What a rich painting! Explosive, indeed..thanks...

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  11. More to this than meets the eye...

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  12. Thanks for the prompt! It was fun. Sorry for the double posting. That was a mistake! :-(

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  13. Perfect for Monday. I googled and read quite a bit on this battle, but I took a slightly different route as I was inspired by a photograph I took today.

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  14. Thank you for this Tess...

    Wander

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  15. Not sure why some folks are posting links that are not related to the Magpie picture - come on folks, use the picture, write from that, don't just advertise your blog!

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  16. I'm in. I like the painting if not the subject.

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  17. Beautiful...enduring yet tragic!!
    Hugs
    SueAnn

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  18. Very tough. Very timely.

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  19. Sorry I was gone over the weekend and missed this one. It's a wonderful subject for the day. Thanks for doing this week in and week out Tess.

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  20. Fine painting. And it makes a fine prompt. Thanks for.

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  21. Very apt prompt for Remembrance Day.

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  22. Hi there Tess... it's been a while since last time I wrote a poem...so here's my contribution to Mad 143...I had fun! Hope alls well. I amm sorry, I tried to add my link before but not sure what I did wrong. Cheers Kath

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  23. Magpie #134 leaped into my brain....thank you again for this wonderful interactive creative experience ... hugs to you!

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  24. Pardon my ignorance, I had to do a little research about this picture. I learned something.

    Thank you for the challenge. All the best to you.

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  25. Another late one....sorry.....my internet at work is about to go down....so I will catch up with reading everyones when I can on Monday. :-)

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