My entry for Round Three of the Competition. There is a story that goes along with the images. If you intend to read the text (which I hope you'll do) I recommend you read each part in order. They are numbered one through six. Enjoy!
Here is a link to the album:
www.flickr.com/photos/135474925@N05/albums/72157665160627896
Acknowledgements
As I write this the snow has melted and a warm spring rain falls over Furillen.
First, I would like thank Serene Footman for his beautiful creation. Furillen has become a magnet for photographers from all across the grid and is a place many of us return to again and again to think and reflect, meet old and new friends, and sometimes, to dance our asses off. I'd would also like to thank him for encouraging me with my creative endeavors. It was he who first suggested I add text to my images, and for better or worse I have done just that.
Second, I'd like to thank Eir, that awe-inspiring Goddess who appeared to me in a dream and told me about Lilly and my part in freeing her after all those lost and lonely centuries. I did not so much write this tale as transcribe it. She also promised to personally escort me through the door when my time comes to cross that threshold (though I have to say I'm in no hurry!).
Finally, and most of all, I'd like to thank Lilly, that beautiful sweet soul whose bravery and sacrifice helped at least a few of her fellow Gotlanders to escape and survive those terrible events of so long ago. I feel her presence within me even now and can't wait to finally meet her and sit together, in spirit, on that bench under the crazy tree with a view across the broad plain to the sea.
