The Barbra Streisand song suggests how beautiful memories can be... some so painful to remember, others impossible to forget.
And whilst I've been writing of farming memories, and favourite things, and childhood memories, sometimes there's a photo that captures my imagination - or a verse, or a thought. The one above was an early step in the development of my first cover. I found myself once again embellishing my words or my photos - or someone else's I search for to find the most appropriate ones I am free to use. But it's always best of all making memes out of my own memories and thoughts. I like that a lot.
One beautiful sunset I photographed here on our farm spread across the sky in all the fabulous colours the end of the day can wear. And it created a line of thought that went like this -
By the sunset of your life, many hopeful sunrises have melted in the heat of the midday sun... but the best persist, and shine even brighter at the end of your day.
And I played with the photo, and tried out the sweet and gentle old-fashioned charm of sepia tones, and suddenly the whole cover came together for me. As always, not a 'professional' cover... but SO me!
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A Meme-oir Anthology
Short StoryA collection of memes, tales and quotes I have collected in the last couple of years. Older ones have come from my 'A Miscellany of Meme-oirs' and 'Seeking Serendipity', now being combined and added to newly created works in this 'A Meme-oire Anthol...
