Where does the time go -

"Waving Goodbye to May"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... with slight heaviness of heart,
a lowing, slight mourning,
to passing bud and bloom,
she waves her darling away,
catching the scent of summer,
a warm romance yet to come ..."

Thursday Challenge: Jewelry -

"Her Heart Shaped Locket"
digitally manipulated photograph by Mick Mather

I almost literally had a jewelry box full of ideas for this week's Thursday Challenge. After fiddling with a few other images I settled on today's post for the contrasts of light and shadow along with some interesting variation and repetition of form. I also like the idea that the heart-shaped locket is in deep shadow, alluding to mysteries of the heart.