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Angel Of Grief by JocelyneR  Lest we forget. by JocelyneR

I have terrible news about Jocelyne: as you may have noticed here non existent activity since a week, she got struck by a severe aneurysm rupture in the brain. For those who don't know yet, I, Philippe, a.k.a. philippeL is her son. Her secondary account is also surrealistic-gloom, where she allowed to express deep emotions through surrealistic and strongly edited photos.

She desired to keep all those "secrets" for her own reasons, not to offend anyone, on the contrary. But now, everybody ought to know her terrible fate.

Although she did not suffer much since the time I saw her - certainly she experienced a massive headache when it happened at her home at Quebec City, Canada, early this week. Seized by violent spasms and gestures, she grabbed tables, chairs, books and many objects on her grasp, living the room where she was as a mess. And I found here there Friday night. I know that she was in this state since few days because I ceased to see her activity in Internet since Monday. Also, her neighbor, when he got back from a little trip on Thursday, saw newspapers and mail piling up at her door. I know I should have called him on Thursday, while I was deeply concerned about her silence on Internet and by phone - she had the bad habit to unplug her phones at home, since ringing stressed her big big time. I thought she might have been simply depressed, but it was way too late anyway...


On Saturday I met doctors that offered me a very grim prognosis: either I decided for her to have surgery to remove her oedema, the brain, which was severly damaged on the right hemisphere, would not come back normal. It would have meant long long time of readaptation with reduced motricity, left-side paralysis, and maybe cognitive faculties on jeopardy, with loss of memory and all. The alternative was comfort care, with pain medication and letting her go. I struggled and struggled real hard for two hours with those options, on Saturday. My pain and grief were overwhelming.



I had to think hard about what my mom would have wanted; it came into my memory that she dreaded to come at a point to be confined to a senior care house, with the blatant humiliation of getting changed by strangers. Also I asked myself: this barely surviving person would not have been "Jocelyne" anymore if she'd been unable to hold again a camera, go on photo hiking, take care of flowers, giving food to wild animals, going on small trips, shopping, reading and interacting with her dA accounts. Well you know well her hobbies through her awesome photos!

So I decided to let her go peacefully; she had many other stressing issues. Lately, she was undecided about what to submit from her numerous dA Stash; her plan was to post a "Happy New Year" picture but she had hard time deciding which to pick. Not sure if this is something to do with her fatal condition to come, unless someone can tell the contrary. She had sinusitis and pain problems, but I never figure out that she would not live long long, still. She was 75.

Well as for today, I will unleash photos from the Stash of her two accounts, few at the time; I have always been saddened by the fact that she kept so many treasures unpublished over the years, due to her undecision and her concern to not "spam" too much her watchers...

I will use her accounts to submit her photos, not mine, but I do not expect to answer comments on them. There will be like a window on her unique and splendid creativity. Yours to appreciate, as a tribute to a dear dear lady :heart:




Do not cry for me, I am with the stars,
Do not cry for me, I am in the wind,
Do not cry for me, I am with the rain,
And soon the spirit is coming to take me home






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FEATURE -- 12

13 min read




Untitled by Alena-48



From my faves...






Vampires by maiarcita  

 Two of a kind  by awesome43  not a day without love 2 by MT-Photografien

  LARKSPUR by m-gosia

Tenderness Incarnated by philippeL

Allegiance by AnnaZLove  The Luck Is Always Green by sesam-is-open

Cherries by Alena-48

Khmer Imperium - sunset on the Mekong by Rikitza   If stones could speak by XanaduPhotography

Open mind by Maresolo   

Winter landscape in the style of Afremov by Alena-48

Fluffy Face by Metricgirl85   Day 223 of my 2016-a drawing every day resolution by shonechacko

   awash by ChasMandala

 

Run away, but where ... by wiwaldi24

Happy New Year 2018 Bouquet 8 by Miss-Tbones  

  Van Gogh for julien-2 by YOKOKY   Roztopy II /Thaws II by stokrotas

Orange alone. by jennystokes  Yellow rose.... by gintautegitte69

Hdd334 by Placi1  Passeggio by claudio51

Mechanical Butterfly by Varagka

A Bold Child - light and shadow by JocelyneR  

I love the sea by AutumnIulia  Storm..... Incoming.... by Tigles1Artistry 

Happy Love - Charcoal Commission by secrets-of-the-pen

 

Swirly by Lior-Art   Best Thing's by PaMonk

Jaguarundi by philippeL  Small sparrow by faryba

Anywhere Between A Rock And A Hard Place by Trippy4U

Buachaille Etive Mor by newcastlemale 

Karl Ziegler by subhankar-biswas  Audrey Hepburn. by ADRIANSportraits



embroidered pillow by MrsEfi  Landscape with an atmosphere sunset. by Bermiro

A special phone by Afrim1969   Midnight Hour by TheLoveTrain

FANTASY CREATURE 3 - TUFFY by MrsGraves

Tiger by Arkus83  HUGO by Wulff-Arts

Untitled by ltiana355   Tombstones by Nao1967 

Delightnes of friendship by mockingbirdontree

Infinite by Phenix59   City of Planet by JCP-JohnCarlo

  Week 7 - night by Finsternisss

Suddenly, Last Summer by Mr-Ripley
 
Bottle Wars by Arthur-Ramsey

From The Window Of The Train 11. by bigzoso   Winter silence by Olga17 

Havana cigars by GLO-HE    Hurry up Spring by LoloTheDabbler

W zaciszu/Tranquillity by stokrotas   Blowin Free by IRIS-KUPP



Two bridges by MaresaSinclair  bygone era by O-Gosh 
 
Endless skies by purr3sunshinepocket  Runaway............... by TriciaS

Arasaki Coast 1 by Furuhashi335  
  
Lobo de Fuego by Frollino   Sh3-Z0mB1e by Me2Smart4U

If Shiki was a girl by yuukihanabusa 

Abgrund by Frollino

Mountains scenery by miirex  Area alagada / Flooded area by zoltan50

Santa...are you there? by RaisedFists  Innocence by DavidMnr

  Eve ........ by pjenz

 Pure Waters by NunoPires    The Road of Life by Pajunen

Beloved by saperlipop

Papillon 2 by camilleroc   Surealistic work by Afrim1969 

    A sign of the times by Arte-de-Junqueiro

 

20180203DSC06938 c by ltiana355    Nvvuntie by AneurysmGuy

Red Whispers by BlueAnomiS  the floating pansy happy birthday by analovecatdog

Borgo antico by PaolaCamberti

Happy Birthday poca2hontas by AnnieBee61  secrets by loreleft27

Peacock Dish by Doll-Ladi   Run until you fly... by ansdesign

...Adonis... by floriaiglenoir





    


Untitled by Alena-48
 

  Good night by Alena-48

    



  

 

 
 



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Meet Richard, aka :icontrippy4u:

a generous and thoughtful man and such a talented artist.  :star:


Manhattan Across the Hudson by Trippy4U


Blue-ti-foto by Trippy4U  Turn Around by Trippy4U

Slumming by Trippy4U    Looking Out For The Candy Bandit by Trippy4U

City In Abstract by Trippy4U

Eye Of The Needle by Trippy4U   City In Abstract II by Trippy4U

 You Don't Know Me But I Do by Trippy4U  10.9.8.7.6.5.4.3.2.1...Blast Off by Trippy4U

Clear Comfort by Trippy4U


Refuge by Trippy4U   Seriously, What Are We Going To Do About Maria by Trippy4U

  City In Abstract V by Trippy4U   Freedom Tower 4 Mark by Trippy4U

The Exchange by Trippy4U    The High Way by Trippy4U

Just Between You And Me by Trippy4U



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What Seems To Be Might Just Have To Be by Trippy4U

Just Smoke And Mirrors by Trippy4U     Neither Here Nor There by Trippy4U


Equality by Trippy4U

Driving While Blind by Trippy4U    Nothing Is All There Is by Trippy4U

A Good Day To Call It A Night by Trippy4U  Murder In The Heartland by Trippy4U

Waiter...There's A Bike In My Soup by Trippy4U

Champagne Tastes On A Beer Budget by Trippy4U   iPiddle...oops...iPuddle by Trippy4U

Divisions II by Trippy4U   Divisions VI by Trippy4U

This Land We Love by Trippy4U



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 Trilogy by Trippy4U

Symmetry by Trippy4U    Not For All The Tea In China by Trippy4U

Full Circle by Trippy4U   Many Paths Crossed by Trippy4U

Doggone It by Trippy4U


Bethink by Trippy4U   Why Daddy? by Trippy4U


Pink by Trippy4U

Floating by Trippy4U   Two...Steppin' by Trippy4U

Opposites Do Attract by Trippy4U   All Things In Time by Trippy4U


Swim by Trippy4U

Baseball by Trippy4U    Men's Tennis by Trippy4U

Hurdles by Trippy4U    Baseball by Trippy4U
Women's Soccer by Trippy4U

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Strength In Vulnerability by Trippy4U

Mourning Love by Trippy4U    iBenched by Trippy4U

Almost Gone by Trippy4U   Fresh Fallin' VI by Trippy4U

It's Not So Black And White...Sometimes by Trippy4U

Snow Flowered Reminiscences V by Trippy4U  Snow Flowered Reminiscences III by Trippy4U

On A Velvet Afternoon by Trippy4U    Fresh Fallin' by Trippy4U  

A NY Great Blue Heron by Trippy4U

Meandering Daze by Trippy4U   No Boundaries by Trippy4U

One Last Autumnal Ramble VII by Trippy4U


It's Your Life...Make A Splash by Trippy4U   Visionaries by Trippy4U

Images Of April by Trippy4U   Oh Shit I'm Melting...What A World by Trippy4U

One Last Autumnal Ramble II by Trippy4U
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Blinking Cat Icon - free use by Spectrolite


From my favourites




Photography





Nina by Arkus83

The Stanger In My Bed by Canankk    CC posing by BGai

Creme by Arkus83  Instinct by DavidMnr

Good Ol' Winston by TeaPhotography

Family of love by GILZUR  Blue and the Cat by Ajzatsana

Our Fizz by jennystokes

  RIP My Sweet Boy by Scooby777

'Sowwy I bit you, Mommy.'  ***licketylick*** by MystMoonstruck    Screen test by marshwood

This is my mama's chair! by lucytherescuedcat   Is it a birdie? by JocelyneR

Black Cat Blues by DouglasHumphries  Chiornaya koshka by Anhen

black cat ~ STOCK by AStoKo by AStoKo   Max the Bengal Cat by Heidi-V-Art

  Barsik and Frosya(mom) by Alena-48    Whatchya Think'n About by suezn

Valencia - Cat in Bull Ring by SrTw     The Alter Ego by Canankk

Cat s Eyes by camilleroc

Watch the Birdie by superpower-pnut   Think outside the box! by cricketumpire

 Give me a smile! by JocelyneR    Pretty City Kitty by suezn

Guido by EyeOfTheKat

My Gal Pal by Miss-Whoa-Back-Off  lady in pink by analovecatdog

I cultivate dreams........ by gintautegitte69    Shadow My Baby by xin-e

Holiday Friend by XanaduPhotography

Innocence by Heuiin   Cookie by PetiteCreature

   surprised by fashioneyes

My Cat Eyes_ BW by JocelyneR

Soon I will grow large ! by Csyyt      

dark prince by epatlis  Toddles and Aris by Metricgirl85

Wrong directions by iNeedChemicalX 

   Kitty Present by PridesCrossing

My Bianka by m-gosia  

Maisa's Birthday by Pajunen

Enjoying Life by Aussie-Blonde    cat by epatlis

Until He's Not by Cmac13   Chaton / Kitten by PhotosCrystalJones

HELLO...... by Tigles1Artistry 

Emeraudes by DavidMnr





Digital Art



  

Lazy Day by Mr-Ripley

Sugar candy by little-one-girl  Cat Nap by happytimer

You'll never catch the Moonlight by Miarath   Bella and Yoda by MadeByRona

Calin and Caress by Sisterslaughter165

 

  Betrayal by TamberElla

Fish Bowl by philippeL 

Scared cat by AnnieBee61   

As the Sun Rises by SolsticeOwl   

Doomcat Mini and Micro by Fiend-V
A-cheshire by shichigoro756   Tango Luna by altergromit

 

Lucky, the Playful Kitten by ricky4 

a quiet room by altergromit 

  Black Magic by LindArtz

For Anna by poca2hontas

One Cat Town by visionart   Black by Lusidus

Kitten by ElenaDudina    Drake by IceDragonArt



Cookie. The Cat. -- 9 -- by nakovalnya-artist


Traditional Art



Cat-Nap by SueJO 

Marilly's Cat - Charcoal Commission by secrets-of-the-pen Sarah's Cat - New Version by seek-and-hide

FELINO by MrsGraves

For Calliopi by AstridBruning   Barnyard Kitten - Color Pencil Kit 1 by Carol-Moore

Chat drawing  by camilleroc   Jocelyne's Poupine by philippeL



Arden by Carol-Moore   WET CAT by ADRIANSportraits

Panic Attack by scratchproductions   Three Cats by KarinZeller

Hungry Lil' Thing by philippeL

winter night cats by ingeline-art   Family by MeralSarioglu

27   30.12. by yeyeyy  Day 304 of my 2016-a drawing every day resolution by shonechacko

orange Cat by MeralSarioglu

Oops-a-daisy! by floriaiglenoir 

Lesson) for kittens. by Alik-Volga

...Su-Lin detail II by floriaiglenoir   Hiding... by TriciaS




Lyonel , new pastel painting by art-it-art

cat meets butterfly by ADRIANSportraits 






Artisan & Craft


kitty by MrsEfi

Kitty in love - handmade steampunk pendant by IkushIkush

Pip The Cat Sculpted Polymer Clay Locket by natamon  Miniature Tabby Cat sculpture by Pajutee

Miniature Kitten sculptures of polymer and fiber by Pajutee    Ooak Handmade Miniature Tabby Cat by AGZR-STUDIOS

cat with a wire by MrsEfi

cat painted on the stone by MrsEfi  colored cat by MrsEfi

Vintage Cat and Kitten Brooch by sevvysgirl

tabbys in a basket by CheckTheVibe   Good luck!!!....... by TriciaS  

Vintage Leaping Cats Necklace by sevvysgirl

Handmade Miniature Kitty by AGZR-STUDIOS  Ragdoll cat and kitten by AGZR-STUDIOS

Cat box by Evidriell   FROLLO the tuxedo cat by KALEideaSCOPE

Black and White Cat Figurine by koshka741   Ooak Handmade miniature furred Kitten 1:12 scale by AGZR-STUDIOS

On Swift Wings... by Scooby777



Cat and kitten by faryba


:iconarrioch::iconnoctuline:


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Feature! 10

17 min read

spring Flower by faryba

From my faves



Photography



Autumn Symphony by DavidMnr

Pink Boats of Blacksea by Canankk   Double Sunset by BillyNikoll

Shaggy ink cap.. by Bermiro  Sweet Escape by VasiDragos



  Winter by robee-V

  We're In This Together by TeaPhotography



 Landscape in Sepia. by Bermiro   When Roads End Blossoms Begin by Trippy4U

Charlie vintage by analovecatdog   Cat Of The Day by Pajunen

Last October by Pajunen
 
Serenity by DragonflyAndromeda  Where We Go by CRG-Free

Adige River XIX by BillyNikoll  On A Blood Moon Night by Trippy4U

The bird of the mountains. by miirex

The stone towers of Svaneti by Rikitza  Remember by CRG-Free

Acre by night by ShlomitMessica 

Winning Flowers! by TeaPhotography  Forever In My Mind by BlueAnomiS

In Love With The Sun by BlueAnomiS

ID-2 by Lior-Art   The Little Quueen by JocelyneR

Pure Sunset by NunoPires   Storming by NunoPires

Summer Night by Pajunen

A Big Part of Something Special by TeaPhotography  Snow And Sun by suezn

Waiting For Christmas by sesam-is-open  

 Autumn....Utah.... by gintautegitte69 

Boats And Castle by Rikitza   Seas Of Hope For A New World by Tigles1Artistry

Waiting for Santa by Scooby777  My Baby has Blue Eyes by Arte-de-Junqueiro

  Light and shadows on the geometry of... by Hermetic-Wings

  Bubblegum Dreams by Trippy4U

lazy summer by O-Gosh   Divisions III by Trippy4U 


Digital Art



The magical birth of Soultree by CarlosHurtadoSoriano

cobwebs by loreleft27  Bustin Loose by HippieVan57

Hogwarts - The End ~ Fanart by AStoKo 


Oh! What is this feeling? by philippeL

The Outer Limits ic by Arthur-Ramsey  The Water's An Illusion by Miarath

Piramideb by claudio51   Composizione6009b by claudio51

The return of the Gods by CarlosHurtadoSoriano 

Peace on Earth by awesome43  Summoning by ricky4

Don't Make Me Wait for Love by LoloTheDabbler  glass roses happy birthday by analovecatdog



Horse Head (ArtRage) by philippeL 

Blue Night by altergromit   Mr. O'Possum by altergromit



Ciel Phantomhive by yuukihanabusa   200. Exentric - Courtesan by Erozja

Uzuw4 by Placi1   Il Giardino Proibito by LaraBLN

Hold your colour by purr3sunshinepocket 

Winter Time 1 by MrsGraves

Record of the antenna(by deepdream) by Nao1967   Awakening2 by Nao1967

midsummer night by GLO-HE   MMDailyChallenge Tuesday Oct 25th by Lior-Art



Photo Manipulation


Nocturnal Hunters by Mr-Ripley

Halloween by Canankk   Hide and Seek by Mr-Ripley 

Four Calling Birds by Lora-Vysotskaya

  They're always late! by Black-B-o-x

Heavy Halloween.. by Megan-Arts

Down To The Moon... by Tigles1Artistry 

Silence by Sisterslaughter165  Those times by Blusaga

Beautiful  Canadian Princess by faryba

Glory (Vase is a 3D model created by me) by awesome43  DSC 0054g by Placi1



  Spirit of the Night-Forest by LindArtz

All You Need Is Love by MoodyBlue

My home by Blusaga  Jocelyne's Little Pirate by saperlipop

Stargazer by AStoKo  Bury a friend by Gmatty

Hush by saperlipop

Sweety Bear  by LindArtz  

ps280 by Campo-Diaz  RAINBOW FOR A NEW HAPPY YEAR by Tigles1Artistry


The Golden Gateway by Mr-Ripley 

He is mine! by Megan-Arts   Night Magic by Sisterslaughter165

Time In A Bottle by Arthur-Ramsey


Traditional Art


Tales Of The Deep Sea by HMissXX

Day 23 of my 2016-drawing a day resolution by shonechacko 


quick John Lennon sketch by ADRIANSportraits  Desperation by m-gosia


KUDDLY HEAP by MrsGraves

Unfinished work aka WHY THE TITS DID I BUY CHALKS by ZalyHeartlessTigress   kitty by Animal75Artist

Birthday Train! by mockingbirdontree

Munira - laughing girl by subhankar-biswas    Rogue One - Jyn Erso by philippeL

MEADOW SUMMER by ARTBYTERESA   Integration........................ by TriciaS   

Kitty cat by ricky4   figures cats by MeralSarioglu

Daenerys Stormborn Targaryen, Mother of Dragons by nakedcrayon23  old man by FDupain

Ghost Rider in the Sky by happytimer

WINTER by ARTBYTERESA  In Vain..... by nehab16

...have a seat... by floriaiglenoir

valentine cats by ingeline-art  Cat from hell by naiangloria

BlueCat by MeralSarioglu

Sheltering tree by subhankar-biswas

Dexters cat lol by ADRIANSportraits

Elegance by philippeL Illusion II by seek-and-hide

Lanora by SueJO 




Brilliant butterfly by faryba









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