Jane Claire Jackson
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I hear an owl’s hoot in the darkness and shiver. Is that you? Are you watching over me even now? Closing my eyes, I sense your presence and find comfort.
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September 15, 2025 at 9:43 AM
I hear an owl’s hoot in the darkness and shiver. Is that you? Are you watching over me even now? Closing my eyes, I sense your presence and find comfort.
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A small white feather floats on a ripple. Gazing down over the stone bridge, you spy a swan bobbing on the river, preening itself, webbed feet paddling below the surface.
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September 15, 2025 at 9:38 AM
A small white feather floats on a ripple. Gazing down over the stone bridge, you spy a swan bobbing on the river, preening itself, webbed feet paddling below the surface.
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Low-tide. A detectorist sweeps the beach, hoping to discover treasure.
Each high-pitched alert, he takes his trowel and digs carefully into wet sand, pocketing ring-pulls, tinfoil, wire, an occasional coin…
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Each high-pitched alert, he takes his trowel and digs carefully into wet sand, pocketing ring-pulls, tinfoil, wire, an occasional coin…
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September 15, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Low-tide. A detectorist sweeps the beach, hoping to discover treasure.
Each high-pitched alert, he takes his trowel and digs carefully into wet sand, pocketing ring-pulls, tinfoil, wire, an occasional coin…
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Each high-pitched alert, he takes his trowel and digs carefully into wet sand, pocketing ring-pulls, tinfoil, wire, an occasional coin…
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Seek me in the dew of peach rose petals,
Hear me in the song thrush's verse,
Seek me as you walk the cliff paths,
Feel my caress within the breeze.
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Hear me in the song thrush's verse,
Seek me as you walk the cliff paths,
Feel my caress within the breeze.
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September 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Seek me in the dew of peach rose petals,
Hear me in the song thrush's verse,
Seek me as you walk the cliff paths,
Feel my caress within the breeze.
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Hear me in the song thrush's verse,
Seek me as you walk the cliff paths,
Feel my caress within the breeze.
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July 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Thanks Danielle! As I draft the final response to this month’s 30words30days challenge, I’m already wondering ‘What’s next?’. I yearn for September (the next 30-day month), yet summer’s barely begun.
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June 30, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Thanks Danielle! As I draft the final response to this month’s 30words30days challenge, I’m already wondering ‘What’s next?’. I yearn for September (the next 30-day month), yet summer’s barely begun.
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Poppy hauled herself onto all fours, arched her back, stretched and yawned. Turning full circle, she curled back up, covering her eyes with her tail.
Cats have such hard lives!
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Cats have such hard lives!
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June 30, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Poppy hauled herself onto all fours, arched her back, stretched and yawned. Turning full circle, she curled back up, covering her eyes with her tail.
Cats have such hard lives!
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Cats have such hard lives!
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Out in the yard, we juggled tennis balls against the garage wall. Having mastered two balls and several tricks, we attempted three balls, ending up chasing dropped balls all afternoon.
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June 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Out in the yard, we juggled tennis balls against the garage wall. Having mastered two balls and several tricks, we attempted three balls, ending up chasing dropped balls all afternoon.
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With youth on his side, my son travels the world, learning new skills, meeting new people, experiencing different cultures. Europe, Asia, New Zealand, Australia. I share his adventures in photographs.
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June 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
With youth on his side, my son travels the world, learning new skills, meeting new people, experiencing different cultures. Europe, Asia, New Zealand, Australia. I share his adventures in photographs.
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Inserting yellow thread into the eye of her needle, she picks up the hoop and resumes her embroidery. One motif per day, the petals of the flower are almost half-full.
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June 27, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Inserting yellow thread into the eye of her needle, she picks up the hoop and resumes her embroidery. One motif per day, the petals of the flower are almost half-full.
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Hailstones pelted down during the storm, flattening crops in fields. Farmers argue for compensation to cover the loss of yield. Will the government listen? A problem more and more common.
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June 27, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Hailstones pelted down during the storm, flattening crops in fields. Farmers argue for compensation to cover the loss of yield. Will the government listen? A problem more and more common.
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With any general anaesthetic, there’s always a risk. Walking down the corridor in my hospital robes, I push that thought aside.
I awake in the recovery room, drowsy but fine.
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I awake in the recovery room, drowsy but fine.
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June 27, 2025 at 1:31 PM
With any general anaesthetic, there’s always a risk. Walking down the corridor in my hospital robes, I push that thought aside.
I awake in the recovery room, drowsy but fine.
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I awake in the recovery room, drowsy but fine.
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Ill-health rained down on me from nowhere. I missed the gathering clouds, ignored rumbling thunder and got caught in the deluge. Now, the storm’s abating. I anticipate sunnier days ahead.
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June 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Ill-health rained down on me from nowhere. I missed the gathering clouds, ignored rumbling thunder and got caught in the deluge. Now, the storm’s abating. I anticipate sunnier days ahead.
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As I wait to be taken to the operating theatre, I reflect on my life so far. Not that it’s a serious operation, just because it’s what we all do.
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June 27, 2025 at 1:29 PM
As I wait to be taken to the operating theatre, I reflect on my life so far. Not that it’s a serious operation, just because it’s what we all do.
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‘Don’t you raise your voice at me young man!’
Kevin stormed out, slamming the front door behind him.
Only two months to go. Uni. There, his voice would be heard!
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Kevin stormed out, slamming the front door behind him.
Only two months to go. Uni. There, his voice would be heard!
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June 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
‘Don’t you raise your voice at me young man!’
Kevin stormed out, slamming the front door behind him.
Only two months to go. Uni. There, his voice would be heard!
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Kevin stormed out, slamming the front door behind him.
Only two months to go. Uni. There, his voice would be heard!
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Each year, the sparrows build nests beneath our roof-tiles. We observe the parent birds flying to-and-fro with beakfuls of grubs for hungry chicks, whilst we ourselves dine on barbecued meals.
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June 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Each year, the sparrows build nests beneath our roof-tiles. We observe the parent birds flying to-and-fro with beakfuls of grubs for hungry chicks, whilst we ourselves dine on barbecued meals.
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Rest with me,
Endure hard times as well as the best.
Move in to my apartment.
Anchored by my side,
Inhabit my world.
Nest together and remain forever beside me.
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Endure hard times as well as the best.
Move in to my apartment.
Anchored by my side,
Inhabit my world.
Nest together and remain forever beside me.
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June 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Rest with me,
Endure hard times as well as the best.
Move in to my apartment.
Anchored by my side,
Inhabit my world.
Nest together and remain forever beside me.
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Endure hard times as well as the best.
Move in to my apartment.
Anchored by my side,
Inhabit my world.
Nest together and remain forever beside me.
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For once, no-one objected to having the air conditioning switched on in the office. With temperatures above 30°C, even the most cold-sensitive had begun to bake in their swivel seats.
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June 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
For once, no-one objected to having the air conditioning switched on in the office. With temperatures above 30°C, even the most cold-sensitive had begun to bake in their swivel seats.
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Suzi bowed before stepping onto the tatami. She bowed again to her opponent before commencing the bout. Five minutes later, with no ippon awarded, Suzi lost the match on points.
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June 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Suzi bowed before stepping onto the tatami. She bowed again to her opponent before commencing the bout. Five minutes later, with no ippon awarded, Suzi lost the match on points.
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The array of olives at the market stall was overwhelming. Black, green, purple, stuffed, stoned, marinated. The problem was she wasn’t buying for herself. Offers to taste were swiftly refused.
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June 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The array of olives at the market stall was overwhelming. Black, green, purple, stuffed, stoned, marinated. The problem was she wasn’t buying for herself. Offers to taste were swiftly refused.
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Through the open patio door came birdsong and the cheeping of a second brood of chicks, newly-hatched beneath the roof tiles. A slight breeze entered, stirring life into the room.
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June 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Through the open patio door came birdsong and the cheeping of a second brood of chicks, newly-hatched beneath the roof tiles. A slight breeze entered, stirring life into the room.
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Struggling to tighten the connection, prone beneath the sink, barely room to manoeuvre, nothing to cushion his head, he muttered oaths and cursed his pride for not calling a plumber.
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June 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Struggling to tighten the connection, prone beneath the sink, barely room to manoeuvre, nothing to cushion his head, he muttered oaths and cursed his pride for not calling a plumber.
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Her LPs stood on the shelf in no discernible order. For some reason, this disturbed him. How could she find the music to match the moment? Or didn’t she care?
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June 23, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Her LPs stood on the shelf in no discernible order. For some reason, this disturbed him. How could she find the music to match the moment? Or didn’t she care?
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Fancy a turn on the dancefloor? What’ll it be? The shimmy, the hustle, the bump or the twist? A moonwalk or the Mashed Potato? Let’s do the Time Warp again!
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June 23, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Fancy a turn on the dancefloor? What’ll it be? The shimmy, the hustle, the bump or the twist? A moonwalk or the Mashed Potato? Let’s do the Time Warp again!
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As the tour guide leads us through the art gallery, I trail behind. Whilst she drones on about Monet’s painting techniques, I lose myself in a lesser-known artist’s mythical landscape.
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June 23, 2025 at 9:45 AM
As the tour guide leads us through the art gallery, I trail behind. Whilst she drones on about Monet’s painting techniques, I lose myself in a lesser-known artist’s mythical landscape.
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