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On another recuperating day, I scanned a batch of colour negatives from a French holiday in the autumn of 1985.
Here Becky is first amused,
then contemplative, in the garden of the gite.
Once Sam had given her a push,
Louisa was proud to work the swing on her own. Most children wait until they are older to acquire the permanently scuffed knees. Not, game for anything, Louisa.
Behind the wire netting beyond the children lay a pair of old cartwheels.
What more could a photographer require in the way of props?
This evening we dined on roast pork, boiled and roast potatoes, broccoli, carrots, and runner beans. Jackie drank sparkling water and I drank Barbera D’Asti Superiore 2012.
“Best not to mix the past with the present. The present paints the past with gold. The past paints the present with lead.” Henry Rollins
Your photos are definitely golden. 🙂
Many thanks, Johnna. I see no lead in the present 🙂
Louisa seems game for anything.
The wheel makes an interesting prop indeed.
Thanks very much, Colonialist
Lovely photos. It looks like it was wonderful holiday. Hope you’re both feeling better soon.
Thanks, Merril. We are on the mend
I’m biased as I see my own childhood in these pictures of the mid-eighties they just capture all the joy and freedom in the sun filtering through the hair. I do believe a good photo is worth everything, it is a poem, a painting and a work of art because it lends you the best prize, memory.
Beautifully said!
Isn’t it
Very many thanks, Candice. I’ve always tried to make my photos count even if one doesn’t know the child.
let’s hope they have copies so they can cherish them like your kids would
Each of my five has their own complete album of prints of their pics. Once, when Jackie and I were apart, Becky was showing her Mum hers. When Jackie expressed surprise at my 70s appearance, Little Flo said: ‘Didn’t you know Grandpa was Jesus?’ 🙂
WOW! Lucky! ha ha haha! I love that she said that! BRILLIANT!!!!
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Thank you, MissKymmiee
If these photographs don’t make you feel better, Derrrick, I don’t know what will. I loved these shots! Take care of yourself!
Very many thanks, Jill. Best day today
The beauty in photographs is how they capture time in a capsule and radiate their happy memories like a lantern into the future of today. Thanks for sharing the sweetest pictures, some of my favorites, Derrick.
Nicely put, Robin. Thanks very much
Such heart and fun. Enjoyed a lot.
Thanks very much, Cynthia
The sun reflects unhelpfully off my laptop screen in the morning. Thus while I reading this, I interpreted your evening’s tipple as Berbera d’Aldi Superstore before I read more carefully (For those out of this loop, Aldi is a “discounter” grocery chain).
Thank you, Paul
Nice photos!
Thank you, Lynn
Beautiful photos. They show that it was indeed a happy holiday for you all… 🙂
Many thanks, Maniparna
The pictures with the cartwheel are simply stunning.
Those golden moments must mean more to you than any of us yet yes we feel that happiness from seeing those lit up faces and halos of light.
That’s wonderful, Mary. Thank you so much