Like a cage

“Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out”
– Michel de Montaigne, French philosopher, 1533-1592

Hen party on Regents Canal, London, September 2020

It’s time for a weekly quotation-inspired image.

If the quote inspires a pictorial or wordy post from you, do feel free to link in or to pop your URL in the comments.

…

9 replies »

eklastic says:

September 9, 2020 at 13:26

And this is why so many movies and books end with a wedding 🙂
https://picturesimperfectblog.wordpress.com/2020/09/09/tethered-together/

LikeLiked by 1 person

Reply
- Debbie Smyth says:
  
  September 9, 2020 at 13:39
  
  🙂
  Always has and will be a good theme. Grass is always greener, etc.
  
  LikeLiked by 1 person
  
  Reply
Pingback: Tethered together – pictures imperfect blog
Sue says:

September 9, 2020 at 08:55

Social distancing???

LikeLiked by 1 person

Reply
- Debbie Smyth says:
  
  September 9, 2020 at 12:44
  
  They were lucky to have their party before Monday!
  
  LikeLiked by 1 person
  
  Reply
  - Sue says:
    
    September 9, 2020 at 12:49
    
    True!
    
    LikeLike
    
    Reply
Carol Carlisle says:

September 9, 2020 at 06:05

Interesting quote. Took some thinking

https://lightwords.blog/2020/09/08/in-or-out/

LikeLiked by 1 person

Reply
- Debbie Smyth says:
  
  September 9, 2020 at 08:13
  
  It was easier for me as I was looking for a quote to go with the photo 🙂
  I enjoyed your interpretation, Carol
  
  LikeLike
  
  Reply
Pingback: In or Out? | Light Words

Reflection

On the site of the former Friends’ Meeting House (demolished 1807), where Peter the Great once worshippedDeptford High Street, London, March 2026 Welcome to One Word Sunday photo challenge, and […]

-London

An Easter tradition of chair lifting

Blackheath Morris Men performing chair lifting on Easter Monday, in front of the Cutty Sark at Greenwich, London, April 2026 The Blackheath Morris Men perform the old Easter tradition of […]

-Hertfordshire

Leave a ribbon

St Peter’s Church, St Albans, Hertfordshire, April 2026 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 5 April 2026 Posted as part of Silent Sunday …

-Cuba

Yellow

Windows in Havana, Cuba, November 2025 Welcome to One Word Sunday, and over to all of you to join the challenge with your own yellow post.To join the challenge, please use pingback […]

-London

I spy books through the porthole

Project Hail Mary in Foyles bookstore, London, March 2026 Now over to all of you. Do come and join us in our Saturday six-word musings. I’ll admit that many of […]

-Hertfordshire

A surprise to see two ducks up a tree

On the banks of the River Ver, St Albans, Hertfordshire, April 2026 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 3 April 2026 …

-Europe

Natural phenomena you have to photograph

Aurora Borealis in Iceland, September 2018 Some scenes in nature go beyond a standard landscape. They change quickly, behave unpredictably, and don’t always look the way you expect through a […]

-The Sky

Full moon tonight

Full moon over St Albans, Hertfordshire, October 2017 This evening, here in the UK, you’ll see the full moon rising low on the horizon and reaching its peak at 03:12 […]

Travel with Intent

A photographer's view of the world – words and images to inspire your travels and your dreams