The image before you
Is not what it seems
No filters were used
Except in my dreams
The sun was involved
In an interesting way
But this wispy clue
Might lead you astray
Think hard before answering
If participation you choose
Some will throw this lark away
Others simply cannot refuse
Give it a run
See what you think
If you land on the mark
I’ll toast you, in drink
Cheers
Note: I cobbled this mess together in roughly five minutes, so let’s be gentle with the artistic critique.
What’s that? Another clue? Well, several of the words I used have alternate meanings and one, in particular, is pivotal. And there’s an action described that can also help you along. In the end, though, this one might be a little tough, unless you happen to own one of theses things yourself…
Categories: Flash Fiction
Bonnywood Manor 
I’ve owned several of those, and while all people around me managed to see, I always remained ignorant… Still do, it turns out. So I won’t give it a run… Sorry to disappoint.
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Are we sure we’re talking about the same thing? Because I could go SO many ways with your comment… 😉
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Fair point; I was talking about the picture at the top. Not what is in the picture, as I just see a blue-ish blur, but the picture itself. In The Netherlands these postcard size things are all the rage in the 1990s… But as I said, I never managed to draw out, what I was supposed to see in it.
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A humongous school of sunfish in a lake of sky blue?
A ‘fishing expedition,’ no doubt, but the best I could do.
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Thank you for giving it a poetic run
But the dish you served is not quite done…
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Is it an autostereogram? … if it is, I can’t see it.
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It’s not an autostereogram, but it does sort of look like one… 😉
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You’ve fallen flat on your face on a mosaic tile floor after too many G&T’s and this is the view. Bravo sir.
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Very good, intuitive guess, based on past tumbling experiences in my life. But no….
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Nawp… nawp… haven’t got a clue. Its looks like sun dappled water at first glance, then looking closer it looks like some kind of foam thingy.🤷🏼♀️
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With that second guess, you’re actually a little warmer than you realize…
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Mouse pad… final answer.🤞
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It’s a close up of a Bombay sapphire gin bottle with the sun reflecting through it.
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Nice imagery, but not quite the answer….
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Let’s assume you own a classic Lark (Studebaker) automobile. This then would be a photo of the dashboard vinyl being blasted by the hot TX sun through the windshield. haha – or something else entirely! I like your riddle, though. 🙂
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You certainly get bonus points for creativity and trying to spin one of the words like I hinted, but you didn’t quite make it in the driveway…
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The fuzz on your retro color tv before it finishes turning off.
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That’s actually a very clever answer, so you’ll probably not be impressed when you find out the real story… 😉
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;D I have a creative streak of genius now & then. Can’t wait to see what it actually was. Hurry!!! Is it time yet???
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The after effects of too much blue curaçao?
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I thought the image reminded me somehow of past misadventures. But no cocktail ingredients were involved…
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The view you see all the day long when you’re shipwrecked on a summer cruise in the South Pacific? If you’re a smurf?
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Look, we’ve talked about this. You shouldn’t be delving into the absinthe without proper supervision… 😉
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Its not easy, peeing green.
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A close-up of the signal the aliens are sending?
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But seriously, is it a floor?
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I’m with Lynette – it’s a floor. Or if not, it should be. I suggest in your guest bathroom, as it would look charming with the flamingo wallpaper you added.
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Hahaha. 🙂
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Ladies,
No, it’s not a floor. (Or an alien communication blast.) But speaking of the wallpaper, it probably wouldn’t surprise either of you to learn that we DO have flamingos at Bonnywood. Plastic ones, in the yard. (The BACK yard. We do have some modicum of taste around here.)
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Okay. It looks like a bunch of little tadpoles swimming just beneath the surface of the water. I see eyes…LOLOL
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Okay, now you have me creeped out with the “eyes” angle. They follow me when I walk past the desk!
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LOL. Now that I know what it was, I should tell you that over here, we ain’t have them recy-keeble bins. We throw our trash in the back yard. Where do you think them mountains comed from? 🙂
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A pool float? Or your freshly painted garage floor?
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You’re in the ballpark with that first answer. The composition of this object is a similar material to those tubular floating noodle thingies…
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Is it the bottom of your sneaker?
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Nope. But now you have me wanting sneakers that DO have soles like that. Off to internet I go!
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What is a clue in Final Jeopardy! ???
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I just now finished responding to all the guesses, so there a now new hints sprinkled here and there in the comment thread.
I think I’ll do the big reveal tomorrow, although I have a sense that some folks are going to be a little unimpressed… 😉
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