ABC Wednesday......
J is for Joy.....
This is my God-daughter skipping through the woods last spring.I could have posted this under H for Hazel, her name.
Or W for woods....S for skipping..... maybe I for innocence....
But Joy seemed to sum it up best.
I took this photo' with my old 35mm automatic, before I had a digital camera.So I wasn't able to just shoot off loads and keep a good one.
I took two; the other was a blur.
I've just scanned it in, no retouching.
What a good fluke!
Funny, I hadn't noticed that slight blur around the top of her head before.
Cropped this way it might be a metaphor for her journey ahead......I keep this photo in a plain wooden frame on my mantelpiece. It reminds me, especially on bad days, that there is more to life.....
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37 comments:
What a beautiful shot. Makes me feel like running bare foot in the woods again!
Chalky
A very good reminder of the JOY that can be found in the simplest of things.
I wouldn't do that, Chalky. You know what Bears do in the woods.
It must really be a Joy to have on the mantelpiece!
Helena...this is a really great shot!!
Ahhhhhhhhhhh! My godson! He brings joy too!
Very good shot!
Lovely shot Helena. I've just gone digital too and sigh over the good times with my SLRs, wet chemicals etc etc.
Hope the better days are coming along for you now.
Sorry it's almost 40 year since, so I don`t remember :-)
this is a fantastic post/photograph(s)
surreal and halting.
good job.
I love it and even tho you can't see her face it's a very joyful loooking photo!
Lovely photo,and a good J-post:-)
That is a terrific photo -- could have been under T also!!!!!!!!!!!! Definitely joy in that photo.
I like how you cropped the pictures. Although you don't see Hazel's face, you can feel her smiling. Thanks for commenting on my post. :D
Oh that does scream Joy to me! What a wonderful photograph you captured.
It's a great metaphor for life, Helena. A different crop of an image brings a different viewpoint ....,
Just like that mystical thing we call LIFE!!
Beautiful photo. Beautiful child. Beautiful thought.
A great shot. I used to love my film SLR, but i love the freedom digital gives us to experiment.
You have chosen the perfect name, her joy is evident.
The best J i think! :)
Children and nature, what a wonderful combination (just needs a few bears in it!)
I agree, this is joy incarnate. I wish it were me running along that path. It reminds me of my own youth.
Peace - D
I really like this J. It sums up joy for me.
(I could rant on about how this is what children should be doing instead of cramming for tests in the classroom, but will try not to!)
Sorry about deleting last one, wrote teats instead of tests!
Great J post and photos. It made me feel joyous, too.
Your evocative photo certainly brings me joy, Helena. Thank you.
Lovely shot. Anna :)
Wonderful shots - great title!
Thanks for sharing. Came over from David's blog.
Thanks for coming by to visit me! Hope you come back again soon.
--JB
A great photo....
What a beautiful God-daughter. And the different ways you cropped to inspire different feeling and thoughts is wonderful. Glad I stopped by from David's authorblog.
I love how you've done this series! She looks adorable in that blue/purple dress. :D
Marvelous shot. We don't need to see her laughing, smiling face to know how beautiful she is and how much joy is in her freedom.
Thank you for sharing.
That's beautiful, Helena
I can see why you keep it on the mantelpiece, it is very uplifting :-)
Meowz to you this joyful day! JOY is a wonderful thing to find in each and every day!
Love Miss Peach
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