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The unique jewelry is one of the many things to see at the fair. Next weekend there is one in nearby Derby (CT). I actually gravitate toward the many food offerings on the street (but not the politicians pandering for votes at the fair - ignored). Lovely ruby captures!
She is all around, answering fervent prayers. Working miracles f or those who believe. Radiating goddess energy out into the Universe. Just being an inspiration and consolation. Mosaic Monday . Mexico Monday. A Virgin a Day . And please join us for Share the Joy Thursday .
A little color, 1890s style, from around the world. Women of the Caucacus - Library of Congress Collection LC-DIG-ppmsc -03930 Traveling by Reindeer, Archangel, Russia - Library of Congress Collection - hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsc.03931 Distinguished Moorish Women, Algiers - Library of Congress Collection (LC-DIG-ppmsc-05553) Photochrome prints are colorized images produced from black and white photo negatives that are directly transferred onto lithographic printing plates. The process was invented in the 1880s by Hans Jakob Schmid (1856 - 1924). It was popular in the 1890s, when color photography was in existence but still commercially impractical. Sepia Saturday.
I don't think I've ever done a Sepia Saturday using my own pictures, but here goes. I see myself as a somber four-year old and wonder, "What is that little girl thinking?" My eyes seem to hold too much knowledge and wisdom for someone who'd been such a short time on earth, this time around at least. I see myself as a seemingly confident about-to-be high school senior, a cheerleader, a school leader, involved in a multitude of activities, practicing at love and chomping at the bit to go to college and have more freedom (albeit with my parents footing the bill). Now I look at her, her youthful exuberance so plainly showing, and I wonder, "If she knew then what I know now, would she have made choices differently?" Would she still believe in happy endings, that one man could be the love of a lifetime? Would she have been more cautious in giving her heart, less willing to elevate other people's needs above her own? There are no do-overs, ...
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Happy RT!
XOXO Lola:)
PS Love yr blog too!
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My photography is available for purchase - visit Around the Island Photography and bring home something beautiful today!
Wonderful shot!
Thanks for visiting my bugs. :)
RT