Midsummer


If you look very, very closely, you may see the Midsummer Nymphs appear,
The Silver Unicorn, the Speckled Deer,
The Gnome of the Forest, the Guardsman of the Lake,
The Faeries on the Zephyr, and possibly the Hermit, if it’s late.

This week, the Internet Nobody’s Cosmic Photo Challenge is Midsummer, so I’ve tweaked a few photos and added a few words in celebration. It is, of course, a magickal, mystical time.

29 responses to “Midsummer”

  1. 100 Country Trek avatar

    I noticed him in the third photo.

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    1. Tom avatar

      It’s amazing what the mind sees! I hadn’t seen any figures until your comment, and now there’s a man clearly standing in the centre of the last picture! He must be the Hermit!

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  2. Chris Hall avatar

    Oh, Tom! I think I did catch a glimpse of a Unicorn. Awesome.

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    1. Tom avatar

      😃 Yay! I don’t suppose you could tell me where, though, Chris!? A man has appeared to me in the third picture now, but when I wrote the rhyme, the scene was clear! 😀

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    2. Tom avatar

      It’s OK… I think I’ve found the Unicorn in the first picture! 🦄

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      1. Chris Hall avatar

        You can only see them if you wish very, very hard… It must have worked 🙂

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        1. Tom avatar

          I think it did… there are mystical creatures galore appearing now! 😀

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          1. Chris Hall avatar

            🧚‍♀️🐉🧝‍♂️:D

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  3. Frank @ Beach Walk Reflections avatar

    You selected a wonderful paragraph for your words to expand our perspective by taking us into another world. Well done, Tom!

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    1. Tom avatar

      Thanks, Frank. I wanted to convey the mysticism of Midsummer… seems it’s working!

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  4. Visionkeeper avatar

    Way more than unicorns and nymphs in that last photo….The Mansion changes it every few minutes and it’s hard to keep up….Could this be a whole other world? Yes I believe so….VK 🙂

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    1. Tom avatar

      It’s certainly a gateway to one, VK! There’s a sprite peering from behind the leaves in the bottom left corner now as well! 🙂

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      1. Visionkeeper avatar

        You mean the sprite the baby tiger under the green plant has his eye on??? Strange world indeed….

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        1. Tom avatar

          Yes! 🤣 That’s the one!

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  5. dalecooper57 avatar

    Superb, the final shot looks like a Monet painting

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    1. Tom avatar

      Thanks, Dale. I suppose it does, looking at it now! 🙂

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  6. bcparkison avatar

    We see what we want to see.

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    1. Tom avatar

      Or is it more a case of seeing what we think we see, Beverly? My eyes deceive me often!

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  7. Catxman avatar

    Visual trickery reaches its height in desert mirages. There, a shimmering puddle of water in the distance is just a trick of the light. There, a sparkle in the air seems to be an approaching car but is really a flash off the sun. It pays to pay close attention to one’s surroundings.

    — Catxman

    http://www.catxman.wordpress.com

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    1. Tom avatar

      It does indeed… especially since seeing isn’t always believing!

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  8. earthskyair avatar

    Saw that sprite right off the bat. Love this whole thing you did here. 🌷

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    1. Tom avatar

      Thanks, Earthskyair… I didn’t notice anything until afterwards… and usually I spot some things straight away! Even writing the rhyme didn’t help me!

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      1. earthskyair avatar

        Lol! Such fun! 🌷

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  9. -Eugenia avatar

    I love the last image! It’s sparkly and magical!

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    1. Tom avatar

      Thanks, Eugenia! Just what I was going for!

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      1. -Eugenia avatar

        Most welcome, Tom!

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  10. anotherday2paradise avatar

    Magical photos, Tom. I do see the man in the centre of the third one and also a couple of cheeky goblins off to the left.

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    1. Tom avatar

      Thanks, Sylvia. That man in the centre is a little mysterious, isn’t he? The way he comes and goes! One minute there… the next, gone. 🙂

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