Anticipation ~°•○●

One Nation under God chooses fear as opposed to morality… 

Tears fall on window panes…

Eyes absent of vision through a clouded window endures for but a moment in-between the storms and the rain..

Only a few can see and feel the heaviness in colors, black, blue, and melancholy… for you.

Some anticipate the sound of the trumpet…

Others refuse to believe…

Regardless, everything will soon change…

AWAKE; IT’S TIME…

Dreams lost at sea~°○●☆~

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Reminiscent of your tranquillity without  promise of reciprocity~

Azure canvas sets a silhouette for your unchallenged spell~

Your faultless essence restores my desire~

You are a calm in the eye of the storm~

An untamed echo in my dreams~

As your temper billows upon the sea awaiting your unchalanged command~

To break the silence of the calm~

And deliver birth to the raging storm ~

I bewail you…~

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~ The end or the beginning? ~

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Todays darkness to some may seem as a punishment…

But to others a moment of clarity…

A reminder of what we don’t want for our lives unless we are prepared…

An absolute that we are powerless over…

Yes,  the end is coming for them without vision…

The beginning for the rest…

~Follow Your Dreams~

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This photograph was talking on the Oregon Coast.  After a month visit with my children we headed home taking the scenic route hwy 101.

Our first stop was Newport Beach Oregon.  It was here that I stopped to reflect on what was truly important in my life. My dream of being with my family was all I could feel.
At this particular moment I decided to follow my dream and drift back home where my heart lives.
And my heart lives in Portland.

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-drifters-dawna-bowles.html

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~Family Reunion~

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“Why waste your time looking up your family history, just go into politics and they’ll do it for you. ”
~Mark Twain~

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~My Turf~

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I spotted this little guy on the Oregon Coast.  I walked up about 3 feet from him and he looked at me as if to say, “hurry up and take the shot!”
He didn’t budge a bit. The lovely seagull, he was.
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/my-turf-dawna-bowles.html

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~I left my heart in Portland Oregon~

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Just returned from a month visit from Portland Oregon where my kids and grandkids reside.  It was a good reminder of what I love and miss the most.  Family and Portland. We are moving back soon.  Home is where the heart is and my heart lives in Portland.

The breweries, the art, and the atmosphere of freedom. What a beautiful place it is…

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~The railroad~

“This is our history – from the Transcontinental Railroad to the Hoover Dam, to the dredging of our ports and building of our most historic bridges – our American ancestors prioritized growth and investment in our nation’s infrastructure.”
~Cory Booker~

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~Dreams~

“Poetry is a dream which gives us  vision; photography is a reflection of our dreams that give us hope.”

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~Train Art~

“Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.”
~Dwight D. Eisenhower~

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~wild flowers~

On my way home yesterday I noticed the landscape was filled with the warmth and colors of spring. The entire desert seemed to be decorated over night by the hand of God. What a lovely sight.
I was compelled to pull off the highway to snap some shots.

As Louis Armstrong suggested in his song…
“it’s a wonderful world,” and, that it is…

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~Texas Hill Quarry~

Just another rock hound day at the Texas Hill Quarry in Arizona.  Tinker loved it. She’s such a good hiking friend.

My dog creates a soft rhythm in my heart


~Dawna Bowles~

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~Reality 2015~

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The last day of the year

The last hour is here

What will come is to come

I’m tired of all this reality

I would run again but

I have run out of road

I must embrace and believe that

Everything

Is

Exactly

The

Way

It’s

Supposed

To

Be

A

New

Year

A

Rude

Awakening

For

Some

May

Be

A

Promise

To

Others

Prophecy

2015

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Rejoice, for He that is within thee, is greater than he that is in the world.

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~Regarding the railroad~

“This is our history – from the Transcontinental Railroad to the Hoover Dam, to the dredging of our ports and building of our most historic bridges – our American ancestors prioritized growth and investment in our nation’s infrastructure.”
~Cory Booker~

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I just couldn’t let this year end without posting one last train photograph.
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

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