Carver's Photographic Journey: ABC Wednesday: Q is for quagmire

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

ABC Wednesday: Q is for quagmire

In searching for shots to represent a quagmire, I came up with some shots of a field.

One of the meanings of quagmire is "water infused earth".

The next shot shows a picnic table that used to be on the solid ground near the lake but the area flooded and the table ended up in a quagmire.

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20 comments:

Karen said...: A terrific Q post. Great shots, I like the reflections in the water.; November 6, 2012 at 10:58 AM
Reader Wil said...: Great photos and very appropriate !
Thanks for taking part!
Wil, ABC Team.; November 6, 2012 at 1:33 PM
Roger Owen Green said...: first time I heard the word was in reference to the Vietnam war. yours is much more tame...
ROG, ABC Wednesday team; November 6, 2012 at 1:54 PM
Meryl said...: you could have taken a picture of lower Manhattan too, unfortunately.; November 6, 2012 at 3:08 PM
Leslie: said...: Wow! We see quagmires around here a lot, too!

Leslie
abcw team; November 6, 2012 at 3:35 PM
Anonymous said...: quagmire is one of those words that sound so nicely as it rolls off the tongue.; November 6, 2012 at 4:32 PM
DeniseinVA said...: Great shots and looks like those ducks were enjoying themselves.; November 6, 2012 at 5:04 PM
photowannabe said...: I don't think I have seen that word used for a long time at ABC Wed.
You found perfect photos for the word Quagmire.; November 6, 2012 at 5:52 PM
Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...: Oh my gosh -- I could have sent you a bucket of quagmire pictures (I didn't even know we lived practically in one until I read your post..but we definitely do these days). I mean I've heard the word before, but somehow I never thought about it as an actual muddy thing. I thought of it only in its figurative sense...like a political mess we couldn't get out of.

I like your quagmire pictures very much and I thank you for them and for the vocabulary lesson.; November 6, 2012 at 6:26 PM
Whispering Thoughts said...: I loved that last shot, especially the table.; November 6, 2012 at 8:17 PM
Rajesh said...: I just love that last shot.; November 6, 2012 at 10:37 PM
lotusleaf said...: The picnic table says it all!; November 7, 2012 at 12:21 AM
Gattina said...: I learned a new word ! Beautiful pictures !
Gattina
ABC Wednesday Team; November 7, 2012 at 4:07 AM
Berowne said...: A fresh and intriguing take on the prompt...; November 7, 2012 at 8:13 AM
EJ said...: Quagmire of poverty, reminds me of my childhood..

Questions
Would you mind pitching an answer?; November 7, 2012 at 9:47 AM
Gillian Olson said...: Oh the ducks love the water, and the quagmire keeps the people at a distance. It's been wet, wet, wet here too. Sigh.; November 7, 2012 at 11:54 AM
Chubskulit Rose said...: Such a clever take on the Q.

Que Sera Sera
Rose, ABC Wednesday Team; November 7, 2012 at 1:07 PM
Hazel said...: It's nice to see "quagmire" in photos like these rather than what I usually encounter it in, like "in a quagmire."; November 7, 2012 at 11:59 PM
Sharp Little Pencil said...: I remember the infamous 1994 Rumsfeld interview in which he stated he advised then-Pres. George H.W. Bush that going into Iraq during the First Gulf War would be a "quagmire." Infamous because, once he was GWB's Sec. of Defense, we did exactly that.

Carver, the lovely thing about physical quagmires is that they are often wetlands - sort of natural kidneys for the earth, filtering out impurities for the water table below and offering a habitat for so many birds and other wildlife. THANKS! Amy
http://sharplittlepencil.com/2012/11/04/because-i-can/; November 8, 2012 at 12:49 AM
Indrani said...: These are fantastic for 'Q'.
Great series!; November 8, 2012 at 11:43 PM

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