Calligraphy

Jan 24

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photo AnzaBouprootedagave_zps0ac1ed9f.jpg
Desert Agave, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
 


first calligraphy
written in the wilderness—
foxes sniff the lines
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Desert calligraphy: Shadows write new poems.
 
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
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Posted on January 24, 2015, in 5-7-5, agave, Anza-Borrego Desert, California, Shadow Shot Sunday 2, Six-Word Saturday and tagged , , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink. 26 Comments.

  1. Debbie Smyth | January 24, 2015 at 2:43 am

    Desert calligraphy – what a great thought

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  2. Ron. | January 24, 2015 at 3:59 am

    Best Seller, teacherman. Kudos.

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  3. Elaine - I used to be indecisive | January 24, 2015 at 6:42 am

    Shadows are such clever things – very versatile. 🙂

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  4. keiths ramblings | January 24, 2015 at 6:49 am

    So many words hidden in shadows

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  6. Gillena Cox | January 24, 2015 at 7:59 am

    luv the animated shadows – writing poems; nice!!!

    much love…

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  8. Ralph | January 24, 2015 at 9:41 am

    The agave don’t have a delicate floral look about them – they look aggressive, kind of like someone about to intrude into your sphere. A quite stout looking plant!

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    • magicalmysticalteacher | January 24, 2015 at 9:45 am

      You don’t want to get too close to the agave. They have spines that can do some serious damage!

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  9. Kathe W. | January 24, 2015 at 11:50 am

    I love the image of a fox reading natures lines! and your photo is perfectly framed!

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  10. Tonya | January 24, 2015 at 11:53 am

    These are unique plants. Love the shadows!

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  11. Nonnie USA | January 24, 2015 at 12:28 pm

    and their odor- is it pleasant? You are so imaginative!

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    • magicalmysticalteacher | January 24, 2015 at 12:50 pm

      The agave’s blossoms are fragrant. I’m not sure about the foxes! 😉

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  13. EG CameraGirl | January 24, 2015 at 2:14 pm

    How creative to think of these shadows as calligraphy!

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  14. Paula Scott Molokai Girl Studio | January 24, 2015 at 5:14 pm

    That was a very tall yucca if the rest of it is what that is I see to the left of the base of the fallen plant. Wow!

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  15. Yogi | January 24, 2015 at 11:26 pm

    Beautiful photograph. Your response to one comment amused me. When in high school in Albuquerque, I took care of a neighbor’s yard. She had somebody try and break in her front door and she responded with a gun (she was a retired army colonel and full of p*** and vinegar) and the guy ran into her cactus (she called it a sword cactus) in her yard and hobbled off. She told me. “I think that it stuck him in his scrotum.”

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  18. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) | January 25, 2015 at 10:11 am

    I have always been suspicious of sniffing foxes-

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  19. Karen S. | January 25, 2015 at 10:45 am

    A most lovely location!

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  20. fredamans | January 25, 2015 at 11:15 am

    Lovely cactus and shadows!

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  21. kanzensakura | January 25, 2015 at 2:09 pm

    I really like the tone of this! I think of them coming after you have left and deciphering the words with their noses.

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  22. adaspoetryalcove | January 26, 2015 at 10:31 am

    I always enjoy your unique take on the prompts!

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  23. Chèvrefeuille | January 28, 2015 at 4:15 pm

    Great response MMT and what a wonderful photo … it’s always a joy to visit your website. This is a real desert calligraphy …

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