Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #108 – Sanctuary

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The Lens-Artists Challenge is hosted this week by Xenia.

There’s a world where I can go and tell my secrets to
In my room, in my room
In this world I lock out all my worries and my fears
In my room, in my room

Do my dreaming and my scheming
Lie awake and pray
Do my crying and my sighing
Laugh at yesterday

Now it’s dark and I’m alone
But I won’t be afraid
In my room, in my room
In my room, in my room
In my room, in my room

–In My Room by The Beach Boys, written by Brian Wilson and Gary Usher

SANCTUARY! Or should that be a whispered word, like

‘sanctuary’?

Those of us fortunate to have a room have spent a lot of time in it these past months. This too shall pass, I trust. (Extended self-isolation, that is.) Occasional self-isolation is a good thing, in my opinion.

Amongst other things, I find sanctuary in a room with books.

Following is a former mountain sanctuary. If dog is at peace, it is a good place.

A loft, with a once-coveted handmade ladder, in a much former mountain getaway, was a place of comfort:

My current repository of some favorite books and objet, including 12+ years of Lapham’s Quarterly, follows. (The Summer issue, normally published mid-June, will be distributed late August. Subject: Epidemics. Perfect for sanctuary.)

Sanctuary during COVID-19 (as in 2019, though it’s pretty much a 2020 pandemic, and I hope we don’t add to the numerology) has included two tv viewings of the 2016 musical Hamilton in movie form. Lapham’s Quarterly published a booklet on Hamilton that year. I admire his cursive:

As some of you know, sanctuary has included the eye strain involved with solving jigsaw puzzles. Those completed include:

This eighth puzzle ‘broke the camel’s back’ as they say, and nearly required an optometrist’s visit. I’m in puzzle rehab now, and deign to pursue any further jigsawing for an indefinite time.

Stay safe, be well. Find your sanctuary, and be kind to one another. 😷 👏 👍

Kudos to the tireless leaders of the weekly Lens-Artists challenge.

General Weekly Challenge info, subject to change:

“Each Saturday at noon EST we will publish a photo challenge similar in form to the now-defunct WPC. If you choose to participate, please make sure to tag your post with the name of our group LENS-ARTISTS so that all of the responses can be found together in the WP Reader. Please also include a link to the challenge moderator’s post. One of our 4 moderators will host the challenge each week.”

Week 1 – Patti of https://pilotfishblog.com/

Week 2 – Ann-Christine aka Leya of https://lagottocattleya.wordpress.com/

Week 3 – Amy of https://shareandconnect.wordpress.com/

Week 4 – Tina of https://travelsandtrifles.wordpress.com/

Check them out.  Also search for Lens-Artists to find posts.