Clouds over my neighborhood, author photo, © Barbara Radisavljevic

PHOTO-A-DAY CHALLENGE

New Life, Clouds, and Death

My photo journal from March 15–21, 2022

Weeds & Wildflowers
4 min readMar 31, 2022

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Clouds and new life

This week began with cloudy skies and the hint of rain to come. With Susan gone, I was now on my own with the clean-up project in Templeton. I still had a dumpster to fill, but I was also exhausted after my busy week before. I stayed home most of the day to try to catch up with neglected bookkeeping and housework and rest my muscles.

Before the sunset, I walked the neighborhood a bit to take a few photos of the sky. I also noticed this tree in bloom in my side yard. At least one lower branch was blooming in two different colors. It’s hard to see the full length of the branch in the photo because it blends with the other branches. You’ll have to trust me.

Multi-colored blossoms on one tree, author photo, © Barbara Radisavljevic

On the next day, Wednesday, I reluctantly returned to Templeton to resume my work. This photo shows the entrance to the property. I took it as I was leaving and had stopped to get the mail. The vineyard in the background is my neighbor’s. The dumpster, book shed, and book truck we’ve been trying to sort are out of sight around the curve up the…

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Barbara Radisavljevic

Written by Barbara Radisavljevic

Christian, bereaved adoptive mom, blogger, amateur nature photographer, voracious reader. Married 57 years. Central Coast of California. https://barbrad.com

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