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♫♪ let's take...a long walk ♩♭

.232 day 207

visited my god-son's mother today, mother of my first long term boyfriend (6 years...and then some). on her table rest the prettiest madonna lillies, that she affectionally named after her mother's likeness. 

"take a picture of nana"

a woman whose stories of strength and humor and "take no shit'ness" have filled my heart and mind for so many years, it's hard to believe she died before i would meet her, this lifetime. simply amazing. now that's how you keep someone's spirit alive.

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why i love these photos:

1. same flower

(but)

2. only one of them was taken today. 

(and)

3. both were taken in two completely different places. 

(and yet)

4. the lighting is almost identical.

this flower was a gift of gratitude from a stranger i met while walking the other day. a tiny ball of open cheerfulness, made more pronounced from the beer she admitted to drinking (she's supposed to be quitting), the magnetism of her energy was undeniable. a late forties, to early fifties, sagittarius, full of love, laughter and seemingly pointless banter, we became instant stranger friends. she complimented the coat and hipster white glasses i wore, as we passed each other, and i turned and complimented her awesome hair color. all which led to us beginning a random conversation, which led to me giving her my white glasses, which led to her giving me this flower, which led to a hug that was needed by us both. 

she took a picture of me to store in her phone, along with my number, and i did the same, vowing to keep in touch in the realest ways...

(but, we're two sagittarius, so...we'll see)