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d with evil and hate.</p><p id="0524">And while I love bougainvillea whenever and wherever I might find it, and no matter where I roam on this beautiful place called Earth, I particularly love Florida bougainvillea.</p><p id="a537">What I’m really trying to say, I suppose, is that I’m missing home a great deal these days. While I love traveling and living in different states and countries, and experiencing a wide variety of cultures and scenery, there really is no place like home.</p><p id="7817">Love this month’s challenge by <a href="undefined">Mary Chang Story Writer</a>: “<a href="https://readmedium.com/shadows-september-prompt-185512ff819a">Shadows: September Prompt. September Six Word Photo Story Challenge</a>.”</p><p id="6cd1">Do check out more challenge stories by:</p><p id="16bd"><a href="undefined">K. Joseph</a> shares NYC love:</p><div id="887b" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/indulging-in-urban-solitude-me-on-my-charming-deck-in-harlem-ny-ec7d9127862d"> <div> <div> <h2>Indulging in Urban Solitude:

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Me on My Charming Deck in Harlem, NY</h2> <div><h3>September Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Shadows”</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*U7T9499w16LLqxYUto9yGw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="c7ba"><a href="undefined">Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles</a> shares cat love:</p><div id="9c2b" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/warm-cozy-and-catnapping-30a0bfe9a053"> <div> <div> <h2>Warm, Cozy, and Catnapping</h2> <div><h3>September Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Shadows”</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*zm6j8vRfsk5oEAzH)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

Deep red bougainvillea, Orlando, FL — Photo by JoAnn Ryan

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In The Shadows of Bougainvillea, My Heart Longs for You

September Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Shadows”

There is no place like home.

Bougainvillea must be one of my favorite flowers as I’ve written about it more than a few times now. Love it’s deep, showy colors and the fact that, in tropical climates, it stays in bloom throughout most of the year.

A true gift from God, as just when a person might be feeling low and lowly, a peek of bright and bold will lift the spirits and remind us that life is full of beauty and love, just as it is filled with evil and hate.

And while I love bougainvillea whenever and wherever I might find it, and no matter where I roam on this beautiful place called Earth, I particularly love Florida bougainvillea.

What I’m really trying to say, I suppose, is that I’m missing home a great deal these days. While I love traveling and living in different states and countries, and experiencing a wide variety of cultures and scenery, there really is no place like home.

Love this month’s challenge by Mary Chang Story Writer: “Shadows: September Prompt. September Six Word Photo Story Challenge.”

Do check out more challenge stories by:

K. Joseph shares NYC love:

Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles shares cat love:

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