Unsettled -

"Shadows of the Storm"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather
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"... weather forecast for tonight: dark ..."
- George Carlin
(as Al Sleet, The Hippy Dippy Weatherman)

Illustration Friday: Return -

"The Return"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... the damage was done, the situation equalized; but, there was a price to be paid and the old man was now on the run; he and the dog set out for the hide where they'd been living off the land since the horror began; a plan was already set for the return ..."

- Mick Mather

Thursday Challenge: Three -

"Three"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather
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"... and the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud
was more painful than the risk it took to blossom ..."
- Anais Nin

Hot and cold -

"Into the Fiery Furnace"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... so the king cast the children in the fiery furnace,
Shadrack, Meshach, Abednego! ..."
- The Book of Daniel

Night riders -

"Night Riders"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... fasten your seat belts,
it's going to be a bumpy night ..."
- Bette Davis (as Margo Channing in "All About Eve")

Look, up in the sky, it's a ...

"Stars Fall From the Sky"
digital collage by Mick Mather
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"... the moving moon went up to the sky,
and nowhere did abide;
softly she was going up,
and a star or two beside ..."
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge (from The Ancient Mariner)

Number 3 in A Series -

"Don's Family Wagon"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... my dad went to work 9 to 5,
and he had a station wagon ..."
- Matt Dillon

Time marches on -

"In Ruins"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... a comfortable old age is the reward of a well spent youth ..."
- Maurice Chevalier

Illustration Friday: Swamp -

"Swamp"
digitally manipulated photograph by Mick Mather
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"... like a scene from the swamps of Louisiana
or the mind of Poe on opium ..."
- Dean Koontz

Thursday Challenge: Green -

"Green"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather
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"... all things share the same breath ..."
- Chief Seattle

Spring has sprung -

"Colly Bird"
digital collage by Mick Mather
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"... four calling birds ..."
- Traditional Lyric

Light your torch -

"Dark Sky"
digitally manipulated photograph by Mick Mather
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"... the gloom of the forest meets the charcoal sky
and the harking howl of the wolf doth cry ..."
- Unknown

Limited sight distance -

"Finding Frances in the Fog"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... it was a real 'Pea Souper' ..."
- A Londoner

NEW from The Midnight Dream Series -

"The Woodchopper's Midnight Dream"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... and I was standing over there
rusting for the longest time ..."
- The Tin Man

Scratch that itch -

"Mosquito Bite"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... anyone who thinks they are too small
to make a difference has never tried
to fall asleep with a mosquito in the room ..."
- Christie Todd Whitman

Illustration Friday: Shades -

"Shades of Former Grandeur"
digital collage by Mick Mather
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"... the shades of night are falling fast ..."
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Candy is dandy -

"Food"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather
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"... life is uncertain, eat dessert first ..."
- Ernestine Ulmer

Bought and paid -

"The Receipt"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... you'd like to return this item, sir?
of course; do you have the receipt? ..."
- A Sarcastic Sales Clerk

Out with old, in with the new -

"Last Years Model"
digital collage by Mick Mather
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"... fashion is more powerful than any tyrant ..."
- Old Latin Proverb

Marooned -

"Lost Island of the Amazons"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... as I drifted closer it began to occur to me,
things aren't quite as they seem in this veiled place ..."
- The Maroon

NEW from The Selfportrait Series -

"Selfportrait of the Artist At Dinner With Queen Elizabeth II"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... another glass of wine, Mum? ..."
- The Artist

I'm so confused!

"The Discombobulator"
digital collage by Mick Mather
"... if you're not confused you're not paying attention ..."
- Tom Peters

Illustration Friday: Yield -

"Yield"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather
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"...a field becomes exhausted by constant tillage ..."
- Ovid

Thursday Challenge: Pink -

"Pink Curtains"
digitally manipulated photograph by Mick Mather

"... the very pink of perfection ..."
- Unknown

Number 2 in a series -

"The Champion"
digital collage by Mick Mather
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"... a champion needs a motivation above and beyond winning ..."
- Pat Riley

Camera shy -

"Hide and Seek"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather

"... I was a shy little girl,
nothing like I am now ..."
- Debra Wilson

Trackin' -

"Straight and Narrow"
digitally manipulated photograph by Mick Mather
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"... I know the path: it is straight and narrow ..."
- Ghandi

Drive on, Jeeves -

"The Touring Car"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... wipe the windows, check the tires,
check the oil, dollar gas ..."
- Chuck Berry

A strange paradise -

"Sunset Island"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... come watch with me
the shaft of fire
that glows in yonder west ..."
- Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Illustration Friday: Intention -

"No Clear Intention"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... I'm just a soul whose intentions are good,
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood ..."
- The Animals

Thursday Challenge: Exercise -

"Erie Canal Walk, East out of Memphis"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather
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"... St. Jerome was fond of saying:
'to solve a problem,
walk around' ..."
- Gregory McNamee